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Pentium Test

Jordan:
 I believe it was you who asked for the test for the Pentium bug. Here it is:

 (a/b)*b, with a=4,195,835 and b=3,145,727.
 i.e., (4,195,835/3,145,727)*3,145,727

Of course the answer should be 4,195,835.

I'd suggest trying it in a couple of software implementations (but not Windows'
calculator program, which is so buggy that it gives the wrong answer to: 2.01
minus 2). Also, try it with the a and the b reversed.

Good luck.   Harry