Re: SURVEY for college student

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From: Marion A. Osial
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 00:00

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pms49@omni.voicenet.com (Paul M. Schuer) wrote:

>In article <48hmdd$c4j@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> camargo@primenet.com (Jose Camargo) writes:
>>From: camargo@primenet.com (Jose Camargo)
>>Subject: Re: SURVEY for college student
>>Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 09:59:40 GMT

>>its@xmission.com (Travel CD) wrote:

>>>for people who have purchased IBM compatible computers. 

>First of all, IBM compatible is a misnomer. What you are saying is "MSDOS 
>machines with Intel processors".  The IBM machine we thought of for years was 
>running Microsoft's (ala bill gates) msdos on an 80x86 intel processor. Now 
>things may be different but... the 80x86 processor from intel appears to be 
>the standard. IBM is NOT the standard pc any more. READ AND HEAD the pc  
>magazines. Please disassociate IBM with the standard, the world had changed 
>and IBM went the way of the S100 buss and CP/M.

Deja vu all over again! Remember when Hollerith cards were called "IBM
Card"???

MAO

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From: mao@starnetinc.com (Marion A. Osial)
Subject: Re: SURVEY for college student
Date: 1995/11/26
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