Re: memtest86, built into kernel

Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:19:37 +0100 (BST)

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> Hmmm, where is your alpha particle producer in a closed computer box?
> When I remember my physics examination right, alpha particles are stopped
> even by paper, beta and especially gamma radiation are the ``difficult to
> limit'' ones. So I assume that the plastic cover on the RAM chips is
> protection enough, right?

No. The alpha particle emitters that people found were a problem ages
ago and thus designed chips to be immune to are impurities in the silicon
its not possible to remove

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