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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 00:58:35 -0500
From: Tom Jackson <toj@gorilla.net>
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Subject: Re: K6 Update & AMD Statement
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On Thu, Sep 25, 1997 at 04:49:25PM +0200, Philipp Reichmuth wrote:
> Hi folks!
> 
> Good news for the K6: I just got mine swapped by my dealer; it was a
> revision 9721 chip, and he swapped it for a 9735 chip. It now works
> fine. I'll redo the make world for a couple of times the next weeks and
> see what I'll get.
> 
> Second good news: I wrote to AMD about it, and they seem genuinely
> concerned with it, or so I gather from their mail. Here's what they
> wrote (follows)
> 
> Philipp
> 
> ==================> begin AMD mail <============
> 
> Dear Philipp,
> 
> 1. We believe you are encountering Erratum 2.6.2 that is fully
> documented
> in the AMD-K6 MMX Enhanced Processor Revision Guide posted on our
> website,
> www.amd.com. Due to the long list of rare conditions necessary for this
> erratum to occur, the issue does not effect general users in a DOS or
> Windows environment. It appears to be limited to a special cases as in
> the
> Linux kernal re-compile.
> 
> 2. A design change that fixes the erratum has been identified and is
> currently being implemented in a future revision of the AMD-K6
> processor.
> 
> 3. AMD stands behind its products and wants you to be fully satisfied
> with
> your choice.
> To this end, we are offering to replace your processor as the new
> revision
> becomes available.
> 
> 4 To replace your processor we need the following information. We will
> contact you in about 3 weeks with more specifics on when and how the
> processor will be replaced.
> 
> - Name
> 
> - Address
> 
> - Phone Number
> 
> - Type of System or Motherboard
> 
> - Processor Frequency
> 
> Kind Regards
> Tvrtko
> AMD Hotline / Technical Support.
> 
> =========================> End AMD Stuff <=========================
> 
> (but please don't post all this into the wide world - it's a bit touchy
> with personal email)
> 

Have you ask him to contact David G to get a replacement to him so the
evaluation results can be known to all of us?

Tom