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IBM 586?

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#159346From: Dr. Rodney K. BurroughsDec 19, 1994 11:53 AM
Hi-ho, This may have been around, but in case you have not heard – "why didn't Intel call the Pentium chip the 586"? Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got 585.999983605. Merry Christmas – Rod