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From: wcurtiss@x102c.harris-atd.com (Curtiss WC 67625)
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Subject: Re: Brain-dead 286 - summary
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Date: 9 Mar 90 18:07:31 GMT
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Ok, how about this:  Buy a 286 if you want a fast XT.  Everything made
for the XT will run fine on it.  Buy a 386(SX/DX) if you want
multi-tasking/processing and run 386 software on it.  When I can move from
an XT to an AT for only a few hundred dollars and get a 10-times increase in
speed, its worth it.  Eventually the price differences should make this
comparision more logical (i.e. the spread between a 8088/86 and 286 will
drop and the gap between the 286 and 386SX/DX will widen).  Not everyone
needs a 386, afterall, 6502 based machines are still being sold.

The moral of the story: everybody's needs are different, so know what you
plan to do with your system and buy appropriately.  You don't need 32 bits
to balance your check book.
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