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Computational Aspects of the Pentium Affair
Spring 1995 (vol. 2 no. 1)
pp. 18-31
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Tim Coe, Terje Mathisen, Cleve Moler, Vaughan Pratt, "Computational Aspects of the Pentium Affair," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 18-31, Spring, 1995.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/99.372929,
author = {Tim Coe and Terje Mathisen and Cleve Moler and Vaughan Pratt},
title = {Computational Aspects of the Pentium Affair},
journal ={Computing in Science and Engineering},
volume = {2},
number = {1},
issn = {1070-9924},
year = {1995},
pages = {18-31},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/99.372929},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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JO - Computing in Science and Engineering
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These authors helped solve the Pentium chip mystery (identifying the processor's floating-point division bug) and have designed a practical software workaround. This is the story of exactly how the problem was discovered, and what users need to know about the mathematics and computer engineering involved before deciding whether to replace the chip, install the workaround provided or do nothing.

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NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS
Citation:
Tim Coe, Terje Mathisen, Cleve Moler, Vaughan Pratt, "Computational Aspects of the Pentium Affair," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 18-31, Mar. 1995, doi:10.1109/99.372929
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