Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!news From: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: When will the 8088 die? Message-ID: <1990Dec4.014539.13773@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> Date: 4 Dec 90 01:45:39 GMT References: <90335.202651F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> <3360005@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com> Sender: news@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University (IRCC) Lines: 27 Nntp-Posting-Host: hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu plim@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com (Peter Lim) writes: >> smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) / writes: >> >> I *love* it when a software company puts out something that >> *requires* a 386 and a hard drive. This tells me that it will >> take full advantage of the 386, be less expensive, be faster (fewer >> >Less expensive ? So far, most 386 programs are more expensive than >their 8088 or 80286 counterpart. My point was that software becomes *more* expensive when the programmer is forced to right it for 8088, 286, 386, monochrome, CGA, EGA, VGA, etc., etc.... But you're probably right about the artificial high price. It probably *should* be cheaper, but since it's for a [crowd holds its breath] *386* [crowd ooohs and aahhs], maybe we're being taken for more than it's worth? On the other hand, whenever something new comes out it's always pretty pricey. Just wait a few months... S. "Stevie" Smith \ + / ,,@ ircc.ohio-state. \ + / {7%*@,..":27g)-=,#*:.#,/6&1*.4-,l@#9:-) " edu> \ + / BTW, WYSInaWYG \ + / --witty.saying.ARC