Re: g21k under OS/2

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From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00

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Carsten Thorenz <insertsecondnamehere@hydromech.uni-hannover.de> wrote:
>I don't think so. If it was a software error, it would happen all the time
>deterministic.

Not all software errors are deterministic (look up "Heisenbug" at
http://www.dict.org; wrong use of pointers in C often causes Heisenbugs),
though in my experience errors occuring during a software build often are.

>if NO! : You've encountered a hardware problem of your system, for example
>critical RAM-timing, overheating (overclocking? forged CPU?)

The Signal 11 FAQ for Linux (http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11) treats a number
of these problems extensively.

Ray 
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From: jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Subject: Re: g21k under OS/2
Date: 1998/11/19
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