Thought this was funny
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>
>
> 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
>
--
Venki M. S. Iyer venki@pencom.com
Me? I'm just a warm body.
| Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 16:11:36 -0600
| From: Rob Mayoff <>
| To: Alex North-Keys <>, Phil Glockner <>,
| Dad <>
| Subject: FW: INTEL STOCK SPLIT (fwd)
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| ---------- Forwarded message ----------
|
| INTEL STOCK SPLIT ANNOUNCED
|
| Santa Clara, CA, 12/2/94
|
| Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) today announced a 3 for 1.99994562416 stock split
| effective Jan 5, 1995, for stockholders of record as of Dec 9, 1994.
|
| Although analysts were surprised about the strange ratio in the stock
| split, an Intel spokesman testily stated that "That's just the way the math
| worked out!"
|
| Intel also filed a motion with the SEC requesting that it be allowed to
| publish it's financial reports to only 1 or 2 significant digits stating
| that: "There are significant efficiencies to be gained, both in the
| preparation and printing of financial reports. Just as taxpayers can
| choose to file returns using the whole dollar method, we feel we can get
| financial reports out much faster if we don't have to rerun all our
| spreadsheets through a PowerPC to verify them. Besides, most investors only
| care about the first 2 significant digits anyway!"
|
|
| ------- end -------
|
| P.S. If you haven't heard about the Pentium FDIV bug then you won't get
| this.
|
|