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Minor errors in microprocessor design that are corrected with a new stepping of the processor. The difference between errata and a serious defect is really based on how many people or systems are seriously affected by the issue. It is standard practice for the first volume production of microprocessors to contain errata that is fixed in later generations. Most early errata are worked around by chipsets, BIOS, and drivers
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Errata - But if more people drop their regular telephone service in favor of tax-free Internet calling, the financial underpinnings of 911 will be weakened, he said. But presumably as more and more people get phone lines incapable of dialing 911, the costs for operating 911 should drop as well, no?Seems to me it's just the opposite. 911 *can* respond to VoIP, butit's (currently) more expensive. Each VoIP phone that uses the 911network instead of a landline doubly drains 911 funds.While on the topic, though, why do only phone users pay the 911 tax?I'd be curious to know how many 911 calls come the phone where thetrouble is, and how many are calls about something else? My guess isthat many, maybe even most, 911 calls are to help someone else ("thatbuilding is on fire," "I heard gunshots," "there's been an accident,"etc.)-Joel
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