Subject: Pentium Jokes...



You might have seen this, it's been floating around the nets, but I'm trying

my best to keep it floating...



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 on a Pentium PC?

A: A warning label.



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

A: Successive Approximations.



Q: Add is to Subtract as Multiply is to _________

   1) Divide

   2) Round

   3) Random

   4) On a Pentium, all the above

A: #4



Q: What algorythm did Intel use in the Pentium's floating point divider?

A: "Life is like a box of chocolates" (developed by F. Gump)



Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?

A: They added 100 to 486, and got 585.999983605, and Marketing said the name

was too long.



Q: According to Intel, Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards 754 and 854 for

floating point arithmetic.  If you fly in an aircraft designed using a

Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of "IEEE"?

A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!





TOP TEN NEW INTELL 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 Mathamatics, 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