Jon Elson wrote: >> The IBM move elevated the least capable chip set to dominance and >> > crippled the superior chip manufactures. >> > > Oh, we're talking about almost 30 years ago, now. > OK, yes, the I86 architecture is an abomination of incomprehensible > magnitude.
I have always said that IBM made TWO mistakes when designing the PC. The used a processor that no one else would touch simply because the outfit that designed it had stock they needed to dump at any price ... and software from a one man band who did not even own it ... It was only ever IBM's name that gave any credibility to the package. -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk// Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
