Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!udel!farber From: farber@udel.EDU (Dave Farber) Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: 80386 Multiplication Bug Message-ID: <355@louie.udel.EDU> Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 13:13:53 EDT Article-I.D.: louie.355 Posted: Tue Jul 14 13:13:53 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jul-87 06:10:12 EDT References: <657@csun.UUCP> <546@applix.UUCP> Sender: usenet@udel.EDU Reply-To: farber@udel.EDU (Dave Farber) Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 43 Keywords: 80386 multiplication wrong how In article <546@applix.UUCP> jim@applix.UUCP (Jim Morton) writes: >In article <657@csun.UUCP>, aeusesef@csun.UUCP (Sean Eric Fagan) writes: >> [] >> After hearing (here and elsewhere) about the 80386 multiplication bug, >> I was hoping someone could tell me more about it. For example, I know >> it shows up in 32-bit multiplies, but how? What happens? Can I get > >If you are a COMPAQ Deskpro 386 owner, a copy of the DOS program >"MULTEST" is available from your dealer or COMPAQ. Other 386 owners >should contact their dealer, the manufacturer, Intel, in that order. >The program actually appears to be a part of the Intel test suite >for the 386 but I may be wrong. The program is run on a cold 386 >and will display whether or not the 32 bit multiply bug is present. > > >-- >-- >Jim Morton, APPLiX Inc., Westboro, MA >UUCP: ...seismo!husc6!necntc!m2c!applix!jim > ...seismo!harvard!m2c!applix!jim If anyone wants a copy of Multest let me know Dave Farber _______________________________________________________________________________ Office: University of Delaware Department of Electrical Engineering Newark, De 19716 Home: RD 1, Box 279 Landenberg, Pa 19350 Arpa:farber@udel.edu Compuserve: 76010,104 Telex: 6501066405 MciMail: dfarber Telephones: Office(UD): 302-451-1163 Home: 215-274-8292 _______________________________________________________________________________