From:	gte855f AT prism DOT gatech DOT edu (Joshua Weage)
Subject:	Re: pentium bug
10 Nov 1997 20:41:59 -0800 :
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To:	"gnu-win32" <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

>On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, Joshua Weage wrote:
>> So what is the problem with a hard reboot?  Your system will not be
>> insecure, it will just crash.  The same thing can be done to a sun
>> workstation, not quite as quick, but it is possible to force a hard
reboot
>> with no other available options to get the system back up.
>
>it's not a crash. it does not go to hard reboot. It locks up tighter than
>a drum. The only way to get the machine going again is to walk over to
>the reset button and push it. A crash or reboot would be a much better
>failure, believe me.


    I guess I wasn't clear.  What I meant was that it required someone to
hard reboot the server, it did not reboot itself.  SDRC I-DEAS is notorious
for locking up machines.  UNIX os's without process limits are quite easy to
bring down also.

Josh


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