Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Dan Pop
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 23:39

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In <docjoe-1508951310440001@ip241.washington.dc.interramp.com> docjoe@interramp.com (Joe Ragosta) writes:

>But that's not the point. My comment about your 386 vs toys was that
>you're talking about building a 386 computer from used parts. Almost no
>one would build a 386 out of used parts today. Certainly, no one would buy
>one. People expect new parts when they buy a computer.

It depends what you buy it for.  There are plenty of applications for
which the 386 is more than enough.  Not everybody is interested in
running the latest and greatest version of Word or VC++.

Dan
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