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From: dave@micropen (David F. Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: IBM and Apple Operating Systems (Re: dosread.c again)
Summary: not quite correct
Message-ID: <926@micropen>
Date: 2 Nov 89 17:04:28 GMT
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In article <2564@optilink.UUCP>, cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes:
> 
> Short memory, Mr. da Silva?  Before the IBM PC came out, there were
> Apple IIs, and CP/M boxes, and Radio Shack computers, but it was 
> still a hobbyist market.  There were some businesses adventuresome 
> enough to trust their accounts to these computers, but not many,
> and for the most part, with good reason.  
> -- 
> Clayton E. Cramer {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer

Usually I find myself in agreement with Mr Cramer, however, in this case
I think it is he that has tunnel vision.  Many businesses were using
CP/M, M/PM and, yes, even UNIX lookalikes by the time IBM decided to bless
the microcomputer industry with its PC.  I would put the hefty 300Watt power
supply and 8 gauge steel case of my Cromemco Z-2 up against any PC as far as 
rugged durability.  Although we worked in assembler or MBASIC or some such,
these machines were used for commercial projects and I know of several still
working for a living.

This has absolutely nothing to do with Minix.  How 'bout comp.sys.misc?


-- 
David F. Carlson, Micropen, Inc.
micropen!dave@ee.rochester.edu

"The faster I go, the behinder I get." --Lewis Carroll