CPU24 System-Board Burn-In Test Program v.1.00a
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(c) 1991 William Ip, Peregrine Graphics Systems

.June.01.1991.

CPU24 is a "industrial grade" burn-in test program for use in testing the
ability of system-boards to withstand heavier-than-normal operations in
order to locate any possible manufacturing/engineering defects.

The testing involves all aspects of system-board resources, from CPU, FPU,
BIOS ROM, system cache, RAM, and even video.

Do NOT run CPU72.EXE before running CPU24 and reading the introduction to
these programs.

WARNING:  The testing performed will run your system-board to its maximum
capacity.  Although it has yet to occur, the high temperatures generated by
your system-board during the tests may cause damage to improperly designed
components.  SYSTEM-BOARD COMPONENTS WHICH ARE OF ANY HALF-DECENT QUALITY AND
PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR THEIR RATED OPERATION WILL NOT BE DAMAGED FROM THIS
TEST.  Many components will generate extreme heat which may cause severe burns
if in contact with bare skin.  Do not touch components during testing.  (I
found out the hard way and nursed a number of blisters for some days.)  You are
urged to read the intructions and disclaimer in the introduction to CPU24
before running either test programs.

Future revisions
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- proper function of CPU24 on last day of month
- proper function of CPU72 on last three days of month
- more involvment of video sub-system in testing
- implementation of floppy/hard drive testing, either integrated with or
  as a companion module, to CPU24
- user-selectable time frame for testing

Revision History
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1.00a - Released: June.01.1991
      - implementation of 24 hour time frame
      - addition of a 72-hour executable version for manufacturing use
      - minor equation alteration to prevent illegal values
1.00  - Released: February.14.1991
      - implementation of full double precision floating point calculation
      - first full-scale distribution
0.01  - Released: December.01.1990
      - beta version
      - minor bug fix
0.00  - Released: November.01.1990
      - beta version
      - initial release