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From: philip@yunexus.yorku.ca (Phil McDunnough)
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Subject: Re: A low blow from Apple
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In article <35793@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> cromwell@acsu.buffalo.edu (mark j cromwell) writes:

>    Any line of computers that doesn't have a new CPU in 4 years in dead
>or nearly so.

Would you please explain how you arrive at this conclusion, after defining what
you mean by "dead"? I keep thinking about this but it just won't sink in.

Clearly, one uses tools which are appropriate for the task. I don't run large
scale simulations on micros at all. They require a Cray. But much can be done
with 65816's, 8086's, 68xxx,etc...which is both useful and enjoyable. The GS
is not in the engineering workstation race. Do you feel it should be?

Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto
philip@utstat.toronto.edu
[my opinions]