On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 07:02:09 -0000, Brian Beesley wrote:
>I know what you mean ... but the fact is there's no such thing as
>_bad_ publicity.
True enough.
>However I do wonder how much of the recycling of expired exponents is
>due to people picking up Prime95 just to run a hardware test. The
>proportion of LL test assignments which complete seems to be dropping
>recently. I wonder if there is some problem where the program goes &
>picks up an assignment straight away on installation - would it be
>too much of a deterrent to normal users if it asked a straightforward
>question "Do you want to run a full self-test?" before anything else,
>& if so leave the setup of PrimeNet username etc. till later?
That might not be a bad idea - especially since IIRC the first thing
done after setup is to request exponents.
>BTW I think it's a Darned Good Idea (tm) to run a full selftest on
>_any_ new system, and indeed periodically (say every year) on any
>system which is in continuing use, whether or not it's overclocked.
Agreed.
Nathan
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