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From: dold@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Clarence Dold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Why unix doesn't catch on
Message-ID: <663@mitisft.Convergent.COM>
Date: 2 May 89 15:17:39 GMT
References: <369@utgard.UUCP>
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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in article <369@utgard.UUCP>, chris@utgard.UUCP (Chris Anderson) says:

> Sequent is a company that is making a big push on compiler technology.
> They compete head-to-head with RISC computers, using a '386 cpu.  When
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		I don't think Sequent sells a single-386 box, more like 4-30.

> their compiler technology starts to trickle-down, you should see a 
> big jump in how fast programs run.
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