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From: timr@gssc.UUCP (Tim Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Novice question.
Summary: A Bit Of Humor
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Date: 16 Nov 90 01:59:18 GMT
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Kaleb Keithley writes:
>Albert Zhou writes:

>>How many people can envision a microcomputer with thousands of big CPU, each
>>having thousands of registers?

>Let's see, according to the Intel 486 Reference, the 486 has sixteen 
>registers; eight general purpose (EAX, EBX, ECX, EDX, EBP, ESP, ESI, EDI)

Note:  the phrase "Intel x86 General Purpose Register" is an oxymoron.

timr@gssc.gss.com	Tim N Roberts, CCP	Graphic Software Systems

I think Lotus should come out with a PS/1 spreadsheet.  
They could call it 0-1-2.
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timr@gssc.gss.com	Tim N Roberts, CCP	Graphic Software Systems

I think Lotus should come out with a PS/1 spreadsheet.  
They could call it 0-1-2.