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Date:      Mon, 24 Jun 1996 06:23:01 -0700 (MST)
From:      Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
To:        jsigmon@www.hsc.wvu.edu (Jeremy Sigmon)
Cc:        hua@XENON.chromatic.com, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Memory tests ...
Message-ID:  <199606241323.GAA29600@seagull.rtd.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960624081531.11330A-100000@www.hsc.wvu.edu> from "Jeremy Sigmon" at Jun 24, 96 08:17:53 am

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Greetings!

> According to the systems people around here, the best way to test memory is
> to put it into a Novell server.  If the memory is flakey it will let
> you know fast. (ABEND???)
> I thinks someone around here has a 4.1 2 user box setup just for that
> purpose.

Are people looking for *exhaustive* tests, "quick and dirty" tests,
diagnostic tests, or what?  There are different solutions for each
of these.  But I think just the "make world" style tests add very little
value (tho' prehaps, they are probably easiest to invoke...)

--don



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