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From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl)
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Subject: Re: Brain-dead 286 - summary
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Date: 8 Mar 90 18:23:45 GMT
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>Phil Ngai "debunks" anti-286 sentiment in a previous post.

Phil,

Once again we find ourselves on differing sides of an issue.  The 286
is costing users and developers a fortune.  Trying to shoehorn modern
applications into a 16-bit address space is very expensive.  This drives
up software costs for users.  Developers have to develop for two platforms.
One for people who have to get work done and one for people who don't
value their time.

Sure, you can save a couple hundred on a 286.  But what is that compared
to the cost of the ENTIRE system - hardware AND software.  Peanuts.

I run Windows on a 386/25.  It's a DOG!  I was a beta tester for WinWord.
I own it, but don't use it.  My time is just too valuable to have to wait
for graphics screen refreshes all the time.  I've gone back to using PC
Word, because I don't have a PC powerful enough to run WinWord.  I just
can't imagine how miserable this fantastic product would be on a 286.

Phil.  Please throw that old junker on the trash heap.  People like you
are holding the rest of us back.  At least send it home with someone
as I do with my old junkers.  Get it off you desk.  There is no place
in corporate America for the 286.

Marshall

PS.  They DO make good consoles for multi-user *nix boxes.  I put them
     in screen capture mode so I have a record of all console messages.
     Be sure to save that file periodically and start a new file.  If
     it gets too big, that 286 will take forever to search for strings
     when you want to review the messages.

PPS. The 286 is dead.  Short live the 386 and 486.  Bring on the 586.  
     I need it today!!!  8-)
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