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From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham)
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Subject: Re: Slandering Intel
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Date: 7 Jun 89 03:39:25 GMT
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>
> History's greatest mistakes give rise to history's greatest successes.
> When there is failure (Multics, VAX architecture, i8086) it causes
> fanatics to go 180 degrees in the other direction, often with good
> results (Unix, RISC, Awesome 8x86 optimizing compiler technology).
> 
> Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
> 1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
> ARPA: gillies@cs.uiuc.edu   UUCP: {uunet,harvard}!uiucdcs!gillies

Could you elaborate on why you think the "VAX architecture" is one of 
"History's greatest mistakes or failure....."?

and what "history's greatest successes."  can be attributed to the
"VAX architecture mistakes and failures" ?


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