Re: FDIV bug in Pentium chips!!!

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From: Stephen M Baines
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 1994 11:17

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In article <3bl9af$jlp@xap.xyplex.com>,  <dlaskey@xyplex.com> wrote:
>By the way...If you do any serious number crunching and use 256 in your 
>calculations such as cell A1 (4195835 * 256)
>                     cell A2 (3145727 / 256)
>                    cell A3  =a1/a2
>You are boned.  The Pentium will give the result 87407.92362
>Acual answer is                                 87413.2569
>
>Hmmmmmm The error is to the LEFT of the decimal point.  These Chips Suck!

Makes me happy, maybe the Pentium is a fast chip, but at least my 386 can
add. Another good reason for me not to upgrade!
-- 
Stephen M Baines

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