Intel Question and anwer session

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Perhaps you have hear of the division problems encountered on the Intel
Pentium. Well, here is the official Questions and Answer list. I'm sure this
was supplied by Intel or some other equally unqualified source.

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> 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!
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