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Public Message
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Message # 1197 *MM1 TECH Echo*
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To : All
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From : Warren Hrach
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Subject : pentium facts !
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Date : 94/12/02 16:29:26
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Followin is a post from the cocolist
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Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 12:58:40 PST
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Reply-To: Chris Burke <burke@MDD.COMM.MOT.COM>
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Sender: COCO - Tandy Color Computer List <COCO@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
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From: Chris Burke <burke@MDD.COMM.MOT.COM>
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Subject: Pentium jokes...
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X-To: COCO@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU
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To: Multiple recipients of list COCO <COCO@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
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A Canadian colleague of mine sent me this humor piece today...
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From: Scholefield-CCS005 Chris on Fri, Dec 2, 1994 12:03 PM
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Subject: FW: Pentium jokes...
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To: WDG Socialine-BRC9; WDG Socialine-WA16
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I thought some of you might appreciate this to brighten up your weekend ...
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
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For those out of the loop, errors have been identified in the FDIV
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(floating point divide) command of Intel's Pentium chip. Apparently
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Intel has known about this for some time and chose to keep it quiet
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while they designed new chips. Intel has not announced any plans to
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replace the bad chips already distributed, and has instead released a
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press release saying that the problem shouldn't bother most people.
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- ----------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
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From: dmethvin@aol.com (DMethvin)
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Subject: Pentium Bug Humor :-)
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Date: 29 Nov 1994 09:15:27 -0500
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Message-ID: <3bfd1v$g8g@newsbf01.news.aol.com>
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Q&A: THE PENTIUM FDIV BUG
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Q: How many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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A: 1.99904274017, but that's close enough for non-technical people.
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Q: What do you get when you cross a Pentium PC with a research grant?
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A: A mad scientist.
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Q: What's another name for the "Intel Inside" sticker they put on
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Pentiums?
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A: Warning label.
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Q: What do you call a series of FDIV instructions on a Pentium?
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A: Successive approximations.
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Q: Complete the following word analogy: Add is to Subtract as Multiply
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is to
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1) Divide
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2) ROUND
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3) RANDOM
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4) On a Pentium, all of the above
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A: Number 4.
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Q: What algorithm did Intel use in the Pentium's floating point divider?
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A: "Life is like a box of chocolates." (Source: F. Gump of Intel)
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Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?
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A: Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got
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585.999983605.
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Q: According to Intel, the Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards
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754 and 854 for floating point arithmetic. If you fly in aircraft
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designed using a Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of
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"IEEE"?
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A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!
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TOP TEN NEW INTEL SLOGANS FOR THE PENTIUM
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9.9999973251 It's a FLAW, Dammit, not a Bug
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8.9999163362 It's Close Enough, We Say So
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7.9999414610 Nearly 300 Correct Opcodes
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6.9999831538 You Don't Need to Know What's Inside
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5.9999835137 Redefining the PC--and Mathematics As Well
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4.9999999021 We Fixed It, Really
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3.9998245917 Division Considered Harmful
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2.9991523619 Why Do You Think They Call It *Floating* Point?
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1.9999103517 We're Looking for a Few Good Flaws
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0.9999999998 The Errata Inside
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From: achun@mail2.sas.upenn.edu (Alex Chun)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
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Subject: THE TOP TEN REASONS TO BUY A PENTIUM MACHINE :-)
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Date: 29 Nov 1994 05:25:54 GMT
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Message-ID: <3bee12$mu0@netnews.upenn.edu>
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THE TOP TEN REASONS TO BUY A PENTIUM MACHINE
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10. YOUR CURRENT COMPUTER IS TOO ACCURATE
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9. YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE GUINNESS BOOK AS
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"OWNER OF MOST EXPENSIVE PAPERWEIGHT"
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8. MATH ERRORS ADD ZEST TO LIFE
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7. YOU NEED AN ALIBI FOR THE I.R.S.
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6. YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT
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5. YOU'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE
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LIKE TO BE A PLAINTIFF
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4. THE "INTEL INSIDE" LOGO MATCHES YOUR DECOR PERFECTLY
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3. YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CPU OVERHEATING
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2. YOU GOT A GREAT DEAL FROM JPL
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And the #1 reason to buy a Pentium machine:
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1. IT'LL PROBABLY WORK
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----- End Included Message -----
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--- RiBBS v2.10
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* Origin: Ocean Beach BBS 619-224-4878 MM1 TECH moderator (1:202/745)
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