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The Pentium Processor’s Innovative (and Complicated) Method Of Multiplying By Three, Fast

[Ken Shirriff] has been sharing a really low-level look at Intel’s Pentium (1993) processor. The Pentium’s architecture was highly innovative in many ways, and one of [Ken]’s most recent discoveries ...
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It’s been 30 years since Intel’s infamous Pentium FDIV bug reared its ugly head – a math bug caused Intel’s first CPU recall

2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Intel's announcement of a math glitch on some of its Pentium CPUs (via Heise). In 1993, Intel launched its first generation Pentium CPUs, which used the new P5 ...
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Intel Pentium and Celeron CPUs are finally retiring

Intel just announced plans to retire Pentium and Celeron - two iconic CPU brands that first arrived back in the '90s. While both longstanding labels will depart in Q1 2023, the tech giant says it'll ...
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Reverse-Engineering The Polynomial Constants In The Pentium’s FPU

Released in 1993, Intel’s Pentium processor was a marvel of technological progress. Its floating point unit (FPU) was a big improvement over its predecessors that still used the venerable CORDIC ...
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Intel Will Replace Celeron, Pentium Chips In Laptops Next Year

‘Intel Processor’ is the new product name for its low-tier CPUs. Say goodbye to Pentium and Celeron and hello to “Intel Processor”-branded chips in notebooks in 2023, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based ...