Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!uwvax!astroatc!johnw From: johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale) Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: 80386 Multiplication Bug Message-ID: <354@astroatc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 17:46:11 EDT Article-I.D.: astroatc.354 Posted: Tue Jul 14 17:46:11 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Jul-87 01:41:46 EDT References: <657@csun.UUCP> <546@applix.UUCP> Reply-To: johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale) Organization: Astronautics Technology Cntr, Madison, WI Lines: 24 Keywords: 80386 multiplication wrong how Instead of all this "test program" non-sense, will someone *PLEASE* *POST* two values that give incorrect results' (correct and expected-buggy-values) appreciated too. Does this ONLY occur on these two values, or is it more general? Can someone at Intel tell us what caused the bug, and/or more specifically how it got thru simulation without detection? --> I'm **NOT** trying to smear anyone with this....I'd like to know cuz we're doing LOTS of simulation here, and are constatnly looking for pitfalls (to make improvements). John W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: John F. Wardale UUCP: ... {seismo | harvard | ihnp4} !uwvax!astroatc!johnw arpa: astroatc!johnw@rsch.wisc.edu snail: 5800 Cottage Gr. Rd. ;;; Madison WI 53716 audio: 608-221-9001 eXt 110 To err is human, to really foul up world news requires the net!