From: berk@techsys.mcws.fidonet.org (Berk Walker) Subject: Re: Are any SIMMs cheap these day$ ? Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1993 07:47:03 PDT
iiitac@swan.pyr (Alan Cox) writes:
> Purely as a side note - the parity bit reduces the reliability of your system
> not improves it.
>
> Alan
>
($0.02)
Whereas you have 9/8 more failures.... some people use computers for
real computing, where data errors may co$t alot, or lives. If the letter
comes off of the printer with a typo, big deal, if your taxes or lunar
landing have an error.....
- Parity is not just for the clueless -