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0 pointsjabl7y ago0 comments

If the spec is so complex even a relatively big and stable corp like Nintendo can't get it right, well, maybe the spec is (partly) to blame?

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johncolanduoni7y ago· 1 in thread

Are there any widely used hardware specs that a "big and stable" corp hasn't gotten wrong in some implementation? Back when Ethernet was a lot simpler than it is now there were plenty of big players who couldn't even manage to provide unique MAC addresses. Is IEEE754 being too complex to blame for Intel's FDIV bug?

dcbadacd7y ago

I haven't seen IEEE754 burning down devices though.

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