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From: melmoy@nprdc.ARPA (Mel Moy)
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Subject: Re: Re: AT vs Z-100 - a myth
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 14:49:37 EDT
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There certainly has been a lot of message traffic about benchmarking the
AT against the Z-100.  How many people are really making hardware and
software decisions predicated on the outcome of this overextended harangue?
Before long, someone is going to argue for the relative speed of a
Commodore-64 with a 68020 board, or for an abacus lubricated with STP.
Are your requirements such that you are confronted with the top end limits
of the Z-100 or your AT's to the point that you can't work anymore?  Or is
this a need to justify your hardware commitment.  Don't you believe that
two or three years from now you will be using a different machine--regardless?

I know I may be missing the point, but maybe somebody can educate me as to
why this comparison between the AT, Z100, or anything else deserves this much
concern.  The technology changes!  Computers are perishable and disposable!
Computers have no emotions and are not hurt when they are superceded by
advancements!  Computers are tools.  No tool is going to be appropriate for
all work.  Love your work--not your tools!

Mel Moy