From hzatz@rhythm.com Tue Nov 29 12:11:20 1994
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From: keith (Keith Goldfarb)
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Subject: You'll love this

It's cruel, but they deserve it.  If you think others will like this,
please forward.

>Forwarded-by: Sean Eric Fagan <sef@kithrup.com>
>
>Q&A:  THE PENTIUM FDIV BUG
>
>Q:  How many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
>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:  What do you call a series of FDIV instructions on a Pentium?
>A:  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.
>
>Q:  What algorithm did Intel use in the Pentium's floating point divider?
>A:  "Life is like a box of chocolates." (Source: F. Gump of Intel)
>
>Q:  Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?
>A:  Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got
>    585.999983605.
>
>Q:  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"?
>A:  Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!
>
>
>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
>  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

K.