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            *   PENTIUM - INTEL'S NIGHTMARE   *
            * Some great jokes about the FDIV *
            *    bug in the Pentium chip...   *
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                 Some great Pentium jokes:
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How  many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a light
bulb?

1.99904274017,  but  that's  close  enough for non-technical
people.
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What's  another name for the "Intel Inside" sticker they put
on Pentiums?

The warning label.

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What do you call a series of FDIV instructions on a Pentium?

Successive approximations.

Q:  Complete the following word analogy:  Add is to Subtract
as Multiply is to:

          1)  Divide
          2)  ROUND
          3)  RANDOM
          4)  On a Pentium, all of the above

A: Number 4.
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What algorithm did Intel use in the Pentium's floating point
divider?

"Life  is  like  a box of chocolates." (Source:  F.  Gump of
Intel)

How about
"Pentium is as pentium does"?

Or better still...
"Run,  Pentium, RUNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (with apologies to
Jenny Curran)

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Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?

Because  they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got
585.999983605.

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According  to  Intel,  the  Pentium  conforms  to  the  IEEE
standards 754 and 854 for floating point arithmetic.  If you
fly  in  aircraft  designed  using  a  Pentium,  what is the
correct pronunciation of "IEEE"?

Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee


         TOP TEN NEW INTEL SLOGANS FOR THE PENTIUM
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        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

        2.9991523619   Why Do You Think They Call It 
                                          *Floating* Point?

        1.9999103517   We're Looking for a Few Good Flaws

        0.9999999998   The Errata Inside

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