Hi, > On 6/27/07, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Various developers are busy implimenting workarounds for serious bugs >> in Intel's Core 2 cpu. >> >> These processors are buggy as hell, and some of these bugs don't just >> cause development/debugging problems, but will *ASSUREDLY* be >> exploitable from userland code. >> >> Full (current) errata from Intel: >> >> http://download.intel.com/design/processor/specupdt/31327914.pdf >> >> An easier summary document for some people to read: >> >> >> http://www.geek.com/images/geeknews/2006Jan/core_duo_errata__2006_01_21__full.gif > > > I don't know much about the recent history of these chips. Are there > any good summaries around?
don't know but I am not surprised. Intel get's kicked their butt by the AMD64 cpu's like never before. The pull out the "old" PIII Design modified by some other company for Low Energy and put the stuff into Laptops. But since their P4 crap can't keep up to amd. They force the same old thing into the "Core" CPUs. And hey, it works. They are low power and fast. But ... it's a patchwork cpu ... no new development ... not enough time to carefull test things ... structural and design flaws which can not be cared for etc... So basically this all is two PIII "cores" with lot's of additional logic and modifications turning it into the ultimate "Franken Dualcore PIII" on steroids. < Of course people shouldn't really know that, they might be scared of the monster. > Considering all this the CPU runs very well. Don't own one though and all the machines I care for are AMD since the AthlonXP came up. I might still buy a Laptop with it, since I will be the only user on it, the only bugs I care are those which crash the machine more often then I crash it when dropping it *g* but even there some VIA stuff hit's the marked which is quite promising and well, there's always the Zaurus. And then there is MIPS. If AMD/Intel are not carefull they might wakeup one day with mips all around. They pop up like mushrooms in corners where you don't expect them. -sm * Now please Sharp, get us a new zaurus with a bit more RAM and a higher resolution display.
