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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
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Posted: Tue Jul 14 13:13:53 1987
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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


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