17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Silicon Valley, CA- Intel Corporation announced today their plans to exchange up to several million defective Pentium microprocessors. The chips, widely used in personal computers, have a flaw which causes them to make calculating errors. Although the problem affects only certain types of applications, Pentium owners have demanded a recall. Asked what the company intended to do with the returned chips, a high-ranking Intel official, speaking on condition of anonymity, would say only, "let's just say we found a good home for them." On an unrelated note, the National Security Agency today announced plans for a major expansion of their Fort Meade headquarters... Mike