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To: FJB who wrote (31218)	3/8/1999 12:14:00 AM
From: Scott Sterling	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33344

> I'm sure companies like Compaq and IBM put the MX/MII design > through much more rigorous testing than all the do-it-yourselfers > in the world combined I believe that too. If a company like Compaq thought there should be less aggressive marking of chips by Cyrix then Cyrix would have no choice.... of course it is always possible that chips for Compaq are sorted differently. And besides qualification, do-it-yourselfers are also at a big disadvantage when it comes to diagnosis. Compaq already knows the parts are compatible and the drivers work, so if an emergency restore doesn't work, the hardware is broken. It seems there is not too much usefulness left in being a do-it-yourselfer. Not long ago, one could make a nice system and save money just by knowing what features the components should have and how to do a few tweaks. But with increased complexity and cost squeezing, it seems the parts have all become marginal and the malfunctions and incompatibilities I have been experiencing are just becoming more and more bizarre (and inexcusable!). There's just no fun in fussing over getting a homebuilt system to work when all there is to gain is a few bucks and an imperceptible speed difference. Oh well, maybe I will take up automobile repair. Anyone care to join me on the GM thread? --Scott