From: rminnich AT sarnoff DOT com (Ron G. Minnich)
Subject: Re: pentium bug
10 Nov 1997 09:50:21 -0800
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To: Joshua Weage <gte855f AT prism DOT gatech DOT edu>
Cc: root <root AT jacob DOT remcomp DOT fr>, 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. 

This is a bit of a problem for many scenarios, proof left to reader. 

ron
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