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FYI for those of you thinking of purchasing a Pentium 4 this article is from
the Berst Report.
INTEL DOWNPLAYS P4 BUG
Unless you plan to hook up two monitors or an extra graphics card, the
Pentium 4 bug shouldn't leave you cursing your computer. Intel had delayed
introduction of its new processor last fall in order to study the bug. It
concluded that the problem was limited to slow processing or data corruption
when users connected a second monitor or additional PCI graphics card. The
P4 chip set is now on the market. Stock traders, who commonly work with
multiple screens, could be impacted, but few other users will, say analysts.
Some contend that defects -- or errata -- exist in all chip sets. The P4
will soon come out in a bug-free version, Intel says. Until then, it's
advising PC makers on how to configure P4 systems to avoid problems. Click
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