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From: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Brain-dead 286 - summary
Message-ID: <90@demott.COM>
Date: 20 Mar 90 06:46:45 GMT
References: <18603@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt)
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In article <18603@boulder.Colorado.EDU> wallwey@boulder.Colorado.EDU (WALLWEY DEAN WILLIAM) writes:
>
>In article <27842@cup.portal.com> Duel@cup.portal.com (Omid M Farr) writes:
>>After reading some debate on this topic of the 286 vs. 386, I've come to
>>wonder what is the advatange of the 486 today? I don't think we can expect
>>much software to come out for the 486 specifically this year, so is there
>>really an advantage to owning and using a 486? 
>
>Yes, and no.....SPEED!!!!!  When Intel made the 386, they did it right--

    Actually, they just did it a little less wrong.

>No. Just the opposite, the 486 is much faster at the same speed, but has
>very few (nill to most porgramers), differences in capabilities.

    Intel has finally followed in the footsteps of Motorola, Dec,
National,  CDC, etc. (Presented in no particular order).

kdq
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