From: rminnich@sarnoff.com (Ron G. Minnich) Subject: Re: pentium bug 10 Nov 1997 09:50:21 -0800 Message-ID: References: <199711090009.TAA14089@acmey.gatech.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To: Joshua Weage Cc: root , gnu-win32@cygnus.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 - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".