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03/04/13 2:44 PM

#116743 RE: chipguy #116741

Quote :"The P54 (0.6 um CMOS)
second generation Pentium had much better market acceptance with
the same name."

You are factually correct. However the reason the Pentium took off was because of the immense news coverage of the infamous FDIV bug. Intel had launched a big advertising campaign to promote Pentium with ads touting its multimedia capabilities, which began to find some interest amongst teenagers. However the FDIV bug became a big topic of discussion on the national news for days until Intel agreed to replace all Pentium units. Suddenly everyone knew about the Pentium and its sales took off.