Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 08:31:51 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: freebsd@atipa.com (Atipa) Cc: cmott@srv.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IDT processors? Message-ID: <199711090831.BAA18899@usr06.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971108225631.5031B-100000@dot.ishiboo.com> from "Atipa" at Nov 8, 97 11:04:18 pm
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> I really doubt the contingent that is affected by this bug would be > likely to trust a no-name chip. The whole point is reliability... I think any "no name" chip vendor could reasonably claim "as reliable as a Pentium(tm)" on a potato chip bag right about now... [ ... ] > <Note to self: Raise flame shields, now!> Good call... especially if any member of the contingent in question is an ISP offering shell accounts and execute access for customer applications... like, oh, say WWW page CGI's, etc.? Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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