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From: chased@rbbb.Eng.Sun.COM (David Chase)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Computers for users not programmers
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Date: 18 Feb 91 23:20:10 GMT
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Is anyone besides me somewhat mystified/bemused that a discussion
about computers "for users not programmers" has mutated into a
discussion of BCD trivia and programming languages that don't take
advantage of the splartzflooie instruction?  Anyone care to speculate
on what a Nintendo Game-Boy might look like in five years, or the
effect that BCD might have on this?

David Chase
Sun