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Subject: Re: Brain-dead 286 - summary
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Date: 14 Mar 90 23:51:27 GMT
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In article <29486@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@pepsi.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
>First of all, a 286 is not an ancient relic. Microsoft is only now
>getting around to releasing a version of Windows which can take
>full advantage of the 286's power.

I used a IBM-PC AT for the first time some time in 1984.  This is
is ancient in micro processor years.  Microsoft is the one thet is kind
of slow on this one (and on everything else they do).