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From: oz@yetti.UUCP (Ozan Yigit)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: *86 crocks
Message-ID: <168@yetti.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 08:59:39 EDT
Article-I.D.: yetti.168
Posted: Mon Apr 29 08:59:39 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 29-Apr-85 14:22:57 EDT
References: <2114@seismo.UUCP>
Reply-To: oz@yetti.UUCP (System)
Organization: York University Computer Science
Lines: 23
Keywords: crock, bagbiter, cybercrud
Summary: 

In article <2114@seismo.UUCP> mo@seismo.UUCP (Mike O'Dell) writes:
>But as for the 8086, 8186 and 8286, THEY ARE ALL POORLY-DESIGNED
>16-BIT MINICOMPUTERS WITH PRETENTIOUS INDEX REGISTERS,...
	Absolutely..It is an abomination, but, we are stuck with it,
	due to much marketing hype. 
>the IBM System 370, but in reality much worse because of the paucity of
>registers available for doing anything. 
	Uh-huh.. No wonder IBM owns part of INTEL.. They stick to their
	previous mistakes..
>....................................  In the particular case of C,
>Large, Flat, and Uniform is Beautify - segmentation is pure death.
	Worst, this is how market is cheated. *OH BUT 8086 CAN HANDLE
	LARGE PROGRAMS* .. so can 11/23.. Just use OVERLAYS !!!!!!!
>
>Finally, the First Virtual Truth of Marketing states that:
>"If they are buying it, it must be good."
	Sigh.. 
	
Oz (wizard of something or another, no doubt..)
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