387 bugg.. WIN 3 problems

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From: Lloyd E Vancil
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 1991 16:17

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I was just reading of a math co processor bug that could explain why
some of us have problems with WINDOWs 3...

Apparently there is a timing error associated with a POPAD command in
some?  387 chips.    I was reading in comp.binares.ibm.pc and someone has
come up with a program that checks for this problem.  It seems that MOST of the
machines tested failed.  Since this command is used to push/pop all 32 bit 
registers, it occurs to some this could be the problem with Windows in certain
386 machines.  Could a similar problem be the reason for occasional 
"Unrecoverable..." errors in 286 machines?

I guess one question we could ask is;
        How many out there with unexplainable windows problems are running
        387 equipped 386 machines?

L.
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From: lev@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL (Lloyd E Vancil)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: 387  bugg..  WIN 3 problems
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Date: 4 Jan 91 16:17:12 GMT
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Summary: could this be the reason?