From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Jul 31 10:23:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA22786 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:23:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from exchangeserver.mpainc.com ([198.246.145.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA22780 for ; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:23:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from RickSiple@mpainc.com) Received: by EXCHANGESERVER with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:23:39 -0400 Message-ID: <11FFBC5E23EDD111AF8D006008CEB82D014DC3@EXCHANGESERVER> From: Rick Siple To: "Chat Mailing List (E-mail)" Subject: High tech graffiti Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:23:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This was forwarded to me from a coworker, who got it from someone else, etc. So this could all be hearsay, but... __________ Rick Siple ricksiple@mpainc.com > -----Original Message----- > Subject: FW: Bill Sux > > Time Magazine reports an interesting case of high-tech graffiti. It > seems > that a couple of Intel engineers working on the design of a recent > version of the Pentium microprocessor included a message that > describes > their feelings about Bill Gates, president of Microsoft, a good > corporate > pal of Intel's. > > When a portion of the Pentium chip is examined under a powerful > scanning > electron microscope, the phrase "bill sux" is clearly visible, etched > into the surface of the chip. The "flaw" in the chip was only > discovered > by accident well after the chip was released into the market, too late > > for Intel to prevent the chip from being used in the manufacture of > tens > of thousands of PCs. > > Intel says that both engineers responsible were former employees of > Motorola, makers of the chips that are the heart of the Apple > Macintosh. > > Both engineers have since been fired by Intel. Full picture at > http://www.idt.mdh.se/kpt/billsux.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message