Penta ( discuss.tchncs.de )

jordanlund , 1 month ago

Fun fact... early Pentiums had a math bug in them.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug

https://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/processors/pentium-fdiv-the-processor-bug-that-shook-the-world-1270773
(wow! 30 years ago!)

So the joke went around saying "Why is it 'Pentium' instead of '586'?"

"Because they took the first chip off the line, had it add 486+100 and got 585.982846543..."

essell , 1 month ago

Interesting fact about the pentagon.

It was made that shape because the land set aside for it was that shape.

After the designs were mostly done, they changed the site but kept the design mostly the same, only making it more regularly sized on the sides.