Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watcgl!jchapman From: jchapman@watcgl.UUCP (john chapman) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.arch Subject: Re: 386 Family Products (8086 sucks debate) Message-ID: <2796@watcgl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 09:52:35 EST Article-I.D.: watcgl.2796 Posted: Tue Nov 19 09:52:35 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Nov-85 00:46:32 EST References: <7687@watrose.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.micro:12738 net.arch:2109 . . > The classic, ultimate example of this is the 370 series. The 3090 can run > essentially the same software as the 370/158. The time difference for these > machines is probably 15 years (don't know for sure). > . . > Chris Shaw watmath!watrose!cdshaw or cdshaw@watmath > University of Waterloo > In doubt? Eat hot high-speed death -- the experts' choice in gastric vileness It goes further than that (even! :-) ) it would probably run 360 software too (since the 370 ran 360 stuff) -- John Chapman ...!watmath!watcgl!jchapman Disclaimer : These are not the opinions of anyone but me and they may not even be mine.