Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:30:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: RickSiple@mpainc.com (Rick Siple) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: High tech graffiti Message-ID: <199807311730.KAA24265@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <11FFBC5E23EDD111AF8D006008CEB82D014DC3@EXCHANGESERVER> from Rick Siple at "Jul 31, 98 01:23:28 pm"
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sorry to say this seems to be a hoax ;( original image: http://www.amazon.com/covers/0/69/102/125/0691021252.l.gif see http://slashdot.org/ jmb Rick Siple wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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