On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:27:37 -0600
FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said with temporary authority

> dfox wrote:
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> > 
> > And hardware that passes memtest86 may fail in a stressful session
> > with gcc. :( Memtest is sequential and performs a selected set of
> > tests on the memory, but it can't (or doesn't) simulate the somewhat
> > random-like access to memory that gcc does. Then again, gcc doesn't
> > randomly 'walk' all over your whole memory space, but only a small
> > subsection of it.
> > 
> > 
> >>    Tom Brinkman                      Corpus Christi, Texas
> > 
> > 
> 
> OK insert dumb question here:  But wouldn't running SETI For a week 
> straight 24/7 have this nice burn-in effect on a CPU?
> 
> Femme

Because (as I understand it) SETI tries specifically not to stress your
box... It, like most programs attempts to play nice and not break
things.

James

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