On 19 Jan 2007 05:07:48 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/18/2007 > at 04:55 PM, Tom Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >>You are describing one of the core differences between real >>mainframes and etch-a-sketch computers -- the real McCoy use parity >>for memory > >Parity is so 1950's. The real McCoy uses ECC, with logging of >single-bit failures. > >Machines without any error checking don't even qualify as >etch-a-sketch; they're just junk. > Unfortunately, that description applies to every commercially available laptop that I have seen and a large percentage of home PCs. Much to my disgusted resignation, the two newest computers in my house are without any form of memory checking.
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