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Date: Wed, 07 Dec 94 16:21:20 CdT
From: andrewm <andrewm@mislink.ipd.anl.gov>
Message-Id: <9412071621.A00141@mislink.ipd.anl.gov>
To: Subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject:
Q&A: THE PENTIUM FDIV BUG (The new Pentium chip is supposed to be the finest
in the world, but it will give *wrong* answers in certain math operations
such as the floating point FDIV division arithmetic).
Q: How many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: 1.99904274017, but that's close enough for non-technical people.
Q: What do you get when you cross a Pentium PC with a Research Grant?
A: A mad scientist.
Q: What's another name for the "Intel Inside" sticker they put on Pentiums?
A: The warning label.
Q: Complete the following word anology: Add is to Subtract as Multiply is to:
1) Divide
2) ROUND
3) RANDOM
4) All of the above
A: On a Pentium, the answer is 4.
Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?
A: They added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got 585.999983605.
TOP TEN NEW INTEL SLOGANS FOR THE PENTIUM
9.9999973251 - It's a FLAW, dammit, not a bug...
8.9999163362 - It's close enough, We Say So
7.9999414610 - Nearly 300 Correct Opcodes!
6.9999831538 - You Don't Need To Know What's Inside
5.9999835137 - Redefining the PC -- and Mathematics As Well...
4.9999999021 - We Fixed It, Really...
3.9998245917 - Division Considered Harmful To Your Health
2.9991523619 - Why Do You Think They Call It *Floating* Point?
1.9999103517 - We're Looking For A Few Good Flaws
0.9999999998 - Errata Inside
-- $t. &rew, OGYR NETWORK
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