From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Apr 13 21:13:40 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id VAA07889 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 21:13:40 -0700 Received: from gndrsh.aac.dev.com (gndrsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id VAA07883 for ; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 21:13:37 -0700 Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by gndrsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.8/8.6.6) id VAA00249; Thu, 13 Apr 1995 21:13:10 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199504140413.VAA00249@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Testing memory (was Re: 940804 (vaporware ;-)) To: taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw (Brian Tao) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 21:13:10 -0700 (PDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Brian Tao" at Apr 14, 95 11:52:37 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 793 Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > On Thu, 13 Apr 1995, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > > I have access to one locally, and when I have my doubts about memory > > I take it over there and get it tested the ``right way''. These SIMM > > tester boxes are a little expensive for me to own one, but they sure > > come in handy when dealing with memory related problems. > > Must be nice. :) Failing that though, I suppose the only > alternative is a DOS-based software memory checker then (like the ones > mentioned previously)? I suppose it this kind of memory tester is by > definition not possible under UNIX unless it is built into the kernel? Yes, and yes. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD