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There seem to be quite a number of 80386sx machines equiped with
an Intel 80387sx mathematical co-processor that show an unusual
behaviour: these systems crash under specific circumstances that
don't cause crashes on other computers. The problem is related
to the 386sx motherboard, not to the 387sx.
This program tests your system. Be warned, especially when using
a multitasker, that a cold boot might be necessary after running
the program. Use it at your own risk. Turbo Pascal source code
is included in the file 387sxbug.pas.
Output of the program:
- System responds as expected. Problem not found.
The bug was not found.
- System crashed! Hardware bug found...
A cold boot is needed to revive the system.
- Numeric co-processor required:
A co-processor is needed to detect the hardware bug.
- 80387 co-processor not detected:
A 8087 or 80287 co-processor was found.
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