Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!aunro!aupair.cs.athabascau.ca!rwa From: rwa@cs.athabascau.ca (Ross Alexander) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: RISC vs. CISC? No, OS bug executing data... Message-ID: <282@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> Date: 19 Sep 90 16:19:56 GMT References: <26507@mimsy.umd.edu> <3334@bnr-rsc.UUCP> <4077@auspex.auspex.com> <69658@sgi.sgi.com> Organization: Athabasca University Lines: 19 karsh@trifolium.esd.sgi.com (Bruce Karsh) writes: > [...] It really is far easier and faster to replace a >socketed chip than to install a new OS release on a UNIX system. If you have to install a *whole release* to fix a bug in the trap handlers, I suggest you find another vendor. The kind of fix needed should fit on a floppy, and retrofit with one kernel rebuild and a reboot - perhaps 5 minutes work, and you can do it on the phone. Try replacing a chip over the phone some time :-) >In any other industry, they wouldn't be called "releases". They'd be >"recalls". Yeah, uh-huh, that's why Detroit has been releasing new models yearly since the epoch - they're all "recalls" on the Model T. Get a grip. -- -- Ross Alexander rwa@cs.athabascau.ca (403) 675 6311 ve6pdq