Bug in 486, how do I know?

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From: Attila Nemeth
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 1990 11:47

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I know that there are 486 machines floating around with bugs
in the CPU. Does anyone know how these chips are marked? Is
there any revision stamped on the chip?

I have a friend of mine who is going to buy a 486
motherboard, and he is afraid of getting those early "buggy"
486:s



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Subject: Bug in 486, how do I know?
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