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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.unix.wizards,comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Free Software Foundation (was: Re: Mach, the new standard?)
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Date: Wed, 2-Sep-87 04:46:19 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  2 04:46:19 1987
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In article <738@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> kempf@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Jim Kempf) writes:
> Additionally, Stallman prefers using machines
>with larger address spaces because they're easier to program. This
>is understandable, since it allows him to concentrate his time on
>things other than trying to reduce the size of things to fit in 640K.

640K?  Why would he need 640K?  MINIX runs quite well on a 512K AT
with one 1.2M floppy disk.  Who needs 640K?

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)