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In article <3g74fn$61h$1@perth.DIALix.oz.au> todd@perth.DIALix.oz.au (Todd Hooper) writes:
>I contacted Intel Australia about getting a new Pentium chip before Xmas. They
>promised to send the details via mail. I explained that we needed it for
>work which could be affected by the FDIV bug in the Pentium. 
>
>I haven't received anything. Has anyone else in Australia got a replacement
>chip? Am I going to be waiting for two or three months?
>
>In the meantime, we bought another Macintosh to do some real work on!

Some comments based on your post:

Though Intel should definately not have kept you waiting it hardly sounds 
like they have failed to replace the chip.

The Intel WWW site has a press release dated approximately the 20th of 
December.  It clearly states the position of Intel was to replace all 
such faulty chips on demand and Intel's faxback service in Australia 
has similar material on it.  It also explains what should be clear to
learned computing people that production of sufficient quantities of 
corrected chips takes time.  I don't have the address for Intel handy
(it's in my office) but should anyone want to have a look then please
email me and I will provide the information. 

What happened when you recontacted them? (Assuming you did.)

What is the nature of your work that is so intense as to be likely to 
hit the 1 in 9 billion computational error and for which you redeveloped
an application for on the Mac?  Incidentally, which Mac did you purchase 
which provides processing capabilities similar to that of the Pentium?

If Intel break their commitment and REALLY fail to replace your chip, then
please tell the world, otherwise ......

Adrian Ruzsicska
ruz@it.ntu.edu.au