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>>Wow, a 386 clone is about as exciting as watching re-runs of "Designing Wom
>Tell me about yesterday's technology while you're at it...

     3 lessons to be learned...

     1. A processor is not the only thing that makes a good computer.
     2. A 486/66Mhz does'nt necessarily mean 'loads of fun'
     3. Yesterdays technology was only 24 hours ago. :-) 

Very good points..!

Ok..  for a somewhat different discussion.. what exactly is it that
makes a computer "exciting"..?

Pattie Rayl doesn't like PCs because of the way they look. She
likes the looks of the Mac, so I guess that for her, the physical
appearance of a computer would be what is "exciting"..

A lot of people like to compare specifications.. is a 32 bit bus
better or worse than a 16 bit bus running with a CPU that can
implement "look ahead" caching..  in that respect, the internal
aspects of a computer are what are "exciting"..
 
Others are excited by what the computer can actually do in
"real world" applications..

The Falcon is "exciting" because it combines a lot of features
that are either "leading edge" or have the potential for unusual
applications.

A VAXcluster might even be "exciting" for some people because of the
idea of multitasking a lot of processes and the system resources associated
with a large system.
 
To me, a '386 clone IS exciting, because I can use it to play
Red Baron on the Sierra Network and shoot down (or get shot down
by) friends from all over the country, something that can't
be done with any other kind of computer at the moment.
 
So, what is it that makes a computer "exciting"...?

BobR