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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new 32 bit machine
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Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 14:10:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 14:10:27 1986
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Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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Keywords: January 21 introduction?!?

>     I have been told by someone at IBM that they will introduce their
>   32 bit computer January 21.  It is suppose to be compatible with
>   the PC software (hardware?) and is *suppose* to be a price/performance
>   leader.  Obviously, it must use the INTEL 80386...
> ... meant as a scientific/engineering micro...
> It was supposedly in the design stage three years ago and in 
>   prototyping two years ago.

Those time scales are utterly incompatible with the use of a 386.  Intel
is barely shipping samples now; they most assuredly weren't two years ago.
And they won't be shipping production until the end of 1986 (using the
standard rule that "4th quarter 1986" means "2359 PST 31 Dec 1986" :-().

Also, if it's to be a scientific/engineering machine, they need floating
point.  The less said about the delivery schedule for the 387, the better.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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