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From: kaz@vision.crest.nt.com (Kaz Kylheku)
Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada?
Date: 1997/04/17
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Date: 1997-04-17T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <5j4ijn$3ta1@news.knox.edu>, root <root@linux_pc.org> wrote:
>>Not part of my daily life. I run a reliable operating system. Then again, one
>>need only thumb through one of those little booklets published by Intel which
>>outline various ways in which their Pentium processors don't live up to their
>>own architectural specs. There are at least 20 or so _known_ ways, for
>>instance,  in which a dual Pentium system can lock up, due to flaws in the
>>hardware rather than operating system software.  My dual P100 could lock up,
>>and I could conveniently point the finger at Intel.
>
> You won't find many safety-critical apps entrusted to P-whatevers either.

Consider this:

    Intel products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or
    life sustaining applications. 

This quote is taken from _Pentium Processor Specification Update_ from Intel,
January 1997. It is in the very first disclaimer paragraph on the inside front
cover.

It doesn't just say ``Pentium processors are not intended for...'', but *all*
Intel products.

It's debatable whether a flying aircraft can be dubbed a life sustaining
application; in some sense it is! :)