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From: kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 80286 Bridge Board status?
Message-ID: <3130@xanth.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 1-Nov-87 04:16:36 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov  1 04:16:36 1987
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Reply-To: kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk Va.
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In article <741@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:
>Re:  the planned 80286 coprocessor card for the {A|B}2000
[...]
>As far as the 80286 bridge board goes, I'd keep it in the "I'll
>believe it when I see it" category.  I sure hope the '286 board
>makes it on time-- this'll make the Amiga a good competitor indeed!

After checking out Jerry Pournelle's (for a change sensible) comments
in this months Byte column, to the effect that the 80286 is headed the
way of the Dodo, ("The 286 is doomed, and within a year, there won't
be many systems using it; the 386 will be with us a long time." p235,
c1, Byte Nov87) (and note that when Jerry says it, it becomes a self
fulfilling prophesy, it happens because he says it will!) it looks
like a better wish would be that Commodore forget about the 80286
bridge card, and make an 80386 card instead.  Once again, catching up
with last generation's hardware isn't going to make many points with
the buying public, and doesn't contribute to long term product line
viability.

(Oppose this good advice to Pournelle's iterated complete lack of
understanding of multitasking a couple of lines down in the same
column; again he thinks it's _always_ stealing cycles.  Sigh.  If
there is something more dangerous than that much influence coupled
with that stubborn an ignorance, I've yet to find it.  At least he's
finally discovered that there are other programming languages than
BASIC!  It would be really nice if Commodore dispatched a CATS type
for a month's live-in training session at Chaos Manor, to help Jerry
and family learn how to make use of multitasking; maybe we could quit
hearing about how great Sidekick is after while.  ;-)

Kent, the (totally weird) man from xanth.

Running for president on a pound of caffeine, an ounce of sense, and a
program of increased exploration and exploitation of space.  Support
your (probably non-existent - get busy!) local branch of the Birthright
Party:  "The birthright of mankind is the stars!"

Hey, it's better than dwelling on your stock portfolio; at least here
you've got a chance for a laugh or two. ;-)  Yum!  Eat them plastic
chickens, brethren!  Call me when I'm elected; 'til then, I'm going to
take a nap.