Computer History Museum

Intel keychain

Printed on one side of keychain is "Intel Inside Pentium Processor". On the other side is printed "Bad companies are destroyed by crises; good companies survive them; great companies are improved by them. - Andy Grove, December 1994." The Pentium processors used in this keychain were defective: they contained the infamous "FDIV Bug," an error in the design of the chip that led to incorrect results when performing floating point arithmetic under certain circumstances. The error became a major public relations problem for Intel who offered to replace the defective Pentiums free of charge.

Intel keychain - Image 1
Intel keychain - Image 2

Item Details

Date
1994 (Made)
Type
Physical Object
Catalogue number
102711135
Organization
Intel (Manufacturer)
Category
Other
Credit line
Gift of Julie Neff
Weight
1 (lb)
Dimension
4 1/4w x 1/4h x 1 1/4l (in)
10.8w x 0.64h x 3.18l (cm)
Acquisition number
X5148.2009