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From: davidk@pro-graphics.cts.com (David Klippel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: When will the 8088 die?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 01:16:27 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from gary@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM

The 8088 will not die. Not in the near future at least with its continuing
drop in price.  This processor even though for us seems slow and limited is
still very good for entry level grade school use, communication links and
individuals not wanting to go head over heal into PC's.  As for OS/2 when the
2.0 version, expected sometime in 1991, is released all those great DOS packages
that you invested in will multitask just like an OS/2 package.  So I would say
it's not completely dead and useless.  It is just not the greatest thing going. 
But then what is not everbody like *NIX or DOS or Windows or...  It is a
matter of preference.

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