Intel’s 12th Gen CPU can’t handle the Bar exam

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/13/23209784/intel-law-students-12th-gen-processor-bar-exam-examplify-examsoft

by jordanpg • 4 years ago

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jordanpg• 4 years ago

The real story is how late this news is coming. The bar exam is in 2 weeks. ExamSoft is just now notifying examinees?

Is it really possible they do no testing in-house with newer processors? I mean, yes, of course it's possible. But keep in mind this is a company that knows that students will be forced to use their software with every configuration under the sun.

My guess is that they do a lot of testing in the cloud, on anonymous virtual servers, just like everyone these days. Could/should this have been caught?

My experience over the last few years as a COVID-era law student is that personal computer exam software is universally terrible. Probably a business opportunity here.

kevinventullo• 4 years ago

My guess is that they do a lot of testing in the cloud, on anonymous virtual servers, just like everyone these days.

I’m not so sure. From the article:

“If their laptops turn out to be incompatible, students don’t have a lot of other options. Examplify’s software doesn’t support desktops, Chromebooks, or computers that run Linux either — only MacBooks that run macOS Catalina or above, or Windows laptops new enough that they offer Windows 10 or 11, but old enough not to come with the new Intel processors.”

dafelst• 4 years ago

It explicitly says in the second paragraph that a "virtual machine check" (presumably to stop examinees running the exam on VMs) is the cause of the issue. I think that makes the likelihood of them testing on cloud servers pretty low.

"Examplify, writes that 12th Gen Intel processors aren’t compatible with its software. “New Windows devices containing the Intel 12th generation chipset are triggering Examplify’s automatic virtual machine check,”"

kevincox• 4 years ago

It is concerning that you can't take the Bar exam without agreeing to an incredibly invasive EULA.

sdflhasjd• 4 years ago

I thought lawyers love that sort of thing

hourago• 4 years ago

New Windows devices containing the Intel 12th generation chipset are triggering Examplify’s automatic virtual machine check.

Failing by design, but you suffer the consequences.

gamblor956• 4 years ago

Intel has its faults, but it should not be blamed here.

The probably is Examplify, not the chip. Examplify is basically malware that applicants are forced to install on their laptops if they want to use a computer to take the exam.

Intel’s 12th Gen CPU can’t handle the Bar exam

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