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I prefer the joke explanation. Each new processor line got its name by doing the calculation of incrementing the previous one by 100: 286 --> 386 --> 486 --> 5
by the_snooze 5y ago
I prefer the joke explanation. Each new processor line got its name by doing the calculation of incrementing the previous one by 100:
286 --> 386 --> 486 --> 585
- InvaderFizz 5y agoFor those that weren't around for the release of the original Pentium CPUs, this off-by-one error is a callback to the bug[0] in the FPU. Hilarious. 0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug
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