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Re: PENTIUM III

There is a problem with the current version of win98 detecting the p3,
it reads it as a p2. Your best bet is to open the case and take a look.
Usually, if hp says they put in a p3, then they did.


jack_sickels wrote:
> 
> Can anyone tell me how I can check to see if my computer is equipped with a
> PENTIUM II or a PENTIUM III processor?  My computer is supposed to have the
> PENTIUM III processor, but when I do a system check on my computer it
> clearly states I have a PENTIUM II ?  I have a HP Pavilion 8576C - have I
> been dupped by Hewlett-Packard ?
>     Anyone out there with the same problem?
> 
>         Thanks for any response (send e-mail to sender)
> 
> Steve Rencontre wrote in message <37be1601.62941031@localhost>...
> >I get the feeling that an awful lot of people who consider themselves
> >'real' programmers reckon that 'real' C == K&R C.
> >
> >K&R is undoubtedly a classic, but it's 21 years old and ought to have
> >some kind of a party to celebrate!
> >
> >On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:39:18 GMT, in
> ><qbYu3.1309$pC1.95872@cac1.rdr.news.psi.ca> Spehro Pefhany
> ><speff@interlog.com> wrote:
> >
> >>In comp.arch.embedded Luc Van der Veken <lucvdv@null.net> wrote:
> >>> I may be wrong, but I believe you believe he believes wrong
> >>> wrong.
> >>
> >>> In C++, [the size of, for all] a char is smaller than or equal to
> >>> a short, which is smaller than or equal to an int, which is
> >>> smaller than or equal to a long (so a char and a long *can* have
> >>> the same size) - and AFAIR C is generally less restrictive than
> >>> C++.
> >>
> >>K & R says: "The intent is that 'short' and 'long' should provide
> >>different lengths of integers where practical; 'int' will normally reflect
> >>the most "natural" size for a particular machine. (...) each compiler is
> >>free to interpret 'short' and 'long' as appropriate for its own hardware.
> >>About all you should count on is that 'short' is no longer than 'long'.
> >>
> >>The C++ draft standard says:
> >>
> >>There are four signed integer types: �signed char�, �short int�, �int�,
> >>and �long int.� In this list, each type provides at least as much storage
> >>as those preceding it in the list. Plain ints have the natural
> >>size suggested by the architecture of the execution environment* ; the
> >>other signed integer types are provided to meet special needs.
> >>
> >>*that is, large enough to contain any value in the range of INT_MIN and
> >>INT_MAX, as defined in the header <climits>.
> >
> >--
> >Steve Rencontre, Design Consultant
> >http://www.rsn-tech.demon.co.uk/  --  remember to despam return address