Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!polygen!jerry From: jerry@polygen.uucp (Jerry Sheckel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Duet...WHY NOT?! Message-ID: <935@stewart.UUCP> Date: 19 Dec 90 16:03:14 GMT References: <1990Dec15.171430.23053@eng.umd.edu> Reply-To: jerry@stewart.UUCP (Jerry Shekhel) Organization: Polygen Corporation, Waltham, MA Lines: 24 russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes: > >The real question is: Who the hell wants a '486 at all. > Just about anyone who has worked with one. Anyone who appreciates the built-in numeric coprocessor, cache, and 32-bit processing. Anyone who appreciates being able to run a real OS, like UNIX System V Release 4, on his machine. Anyone who appreciates being able to use his computer for getting his work done, instead of just looking at pretty pictures (but if you must, a '486 will let you do that just fine, too!). > >Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu > -- +-------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------+ | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | POLYGEN CORPORATION | When I was young, I had to walk | | Drummers do it... | Waltham, MA USA | to school and back every day -- | | ... In rhythm! | (617) 890-2175 | 20 miles, uphill both ways. | +-------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------+ | ...! [ princeton mit-eddie bu sunne ] !polygen!jerry | | jerry@polygen.com | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+