Intel's Pentium Chip Turns 20 Today

girlmad writes "Intel's Pentium processor was launched 20 years ago today, a move that led to the firm becoming the dominant supplier of computer chips across the globe. This article has some original iComp benchmark scores, rating the 66MHz Pentium at a heady 565, compared with 297 for the 66MHz 486DX2, which was the fastest chip available prior to the Pentium launch."

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[Anonymous Coward]

fdiv bug

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[Joce640k]

I sent my fdiv bug chip back to Intel for replacement. I should have kept it, it'd be worth $5 on eBay.

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[dkleinsc]

So what you're saying is that it's really the 19.9808548034th anniversary?

Re:Any old timers remember the Pentium 50 Mhz?

[TuringCheck]

I remember one of my teachers arriving in class and saying "I have a '486 in my pocket!"

We all went "Wow!", "Cool!", "Can I see it?"

So he extracts a 7486 IC from his pocket.

Some people are mean...