On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, Steve wrote: > On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, James Reader wrote: > > > I have similar problems with my P-75 chip, I have come to the conclusion > > that Intel's pentium chips are NOT 100% compatible with most of todays > > software. I experience bizzarre problems in dos, and I can't compile at > > all in Linux for some unknown intermittant bug (not the fpu bug) in the > > pentium, all pentium, chips > the only pentium problem i have ever run into with linux only would > happen on p100 or fasters, where almost everything you did would > segfault. ps, ls, w, even compiling the kernel did it. We tried compiling > it on working pentiums and copying it over no could do, we ended up > switchint to a NexGen P100 which has no FPU but worked 100% fine. > > I am using a Pentium 90 with Intel Triton board and Linux for about 6 months now. Compiling and leaving it up 24 hrs daily, haven't encountered major problems so far. If it is a problem with Pentium chip, then the situation would be more widespread ? P.S. I don't work for intel ;> +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Andrew Ng - eng30072@leonis.nus.sg | | | | Put first things first and we get second things thrown in; | | put second things first and we lose both first and second | | things. C.S. Lewis | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
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