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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: demise of 8086 family?
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 10:07:25 EDT
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> 	I wonder if there is such a thing as too late for IBM. If they
> had waited until today to come out with a micro, and it used the 4040
> (4004?) and their own propriety operating system, I think it would still
> be an overnight success.

Right.  Just like the PC Jr. and the PC Portable (the Compaq clone).

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronony Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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