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From: farren@hoptoad.uucp (Mike Farren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Intel Microprocessors
Message-ID: <2728@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
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Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969
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Once again, I am astounded by the provincialism exhibited by both the
Intel camp and the Motorola camp.  Certainly, the 680X0 parts have a
much nicer instruction set than the 80X86 parts.  Yes, the 8X87 math
chips may well have an edge on the Motorola equivalents.  Well, so what?
Both chips are being used in a lot of systems, both chips have nifty
software available for them, both chips are doing USEFUL WORK!

Flaming about which chip is better, especially after the fact, strikes
me as one of the biggest wastes of time and energy I know of.  Like it
or not, IBM is using Intel, and that represents a whole lot of computers
in the world.  Apple, et. al, are using Motorola, and that also represents
a whole lot of computers out there.  As for me, I'll program either one.
I don't care, it all brings in income and produces working programs.




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                 "... if the church put in half the time on covetousness
Mike Farren      that it does on lust, this would be a better world ..."
hoptoad!farren       Garrison Keillor, "Lake Wobegon Days"