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Date:      Sun, 9 Nov 1997 09:06:43 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Eric J. Chet" <ejc@bazzle.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        "David E. Cross" <dec@phoenix.its.rpi.edu>, julian@whistle.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971109090439.14500B-100000@gargoyle.bazzle.com>
In-Reply-To: <199711072222.PAA17815@usr06.primenet.com>

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On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > CPU: Pentium (132.96-MHz 586-class CPU)
> >   Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x52c Stepping=12
> >   Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
> > 
> > Just tested OK for me (no crash)
> 
> An "Id = 0x52b Stepping=12" was reported as crashing.  This looks like
> the break-point.

Not so quickly,

CPU: Pentium (133.64-MHz 586-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping=12
  Features=0x3bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,APIC>

STONE DEAD....

Notice the feature difference APIC.

Later,

Eric Chet -- ejchet@lucent.com || ejc@bazzle.com
Systems Analysts - Specializing in OOA, OOD and CORBA
Bazzle Systems Consulting, Inc. Software Engineering Services
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