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On Wed, 8 Jan 2014 14:38:12 +0100
Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:10:12 -0500, kpneal@pobox.com wrote:
> > So a memory tester
> > cannot tell if a stick of memory is _good_; it can only tell that it is
> > _bad_.
> 
> That is a very good summary.
> 
> To add some science-y statement: It will tell you that memory
> is bad in _finite_ time, but requires infinite time to make
> sure it's actually good by running (without end). :-)

<nitpick>Any memory will go bad given infinite time</nitpick>
<nitpick>Even really good ECC memory has an error rate, no memory
is perfect</nitpick>

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>