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

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From: Mark Eaton
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 21:14

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In article <danpop.809097807@rscernix>, Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:

> >> And that "simple" HAL is the main reason Copland will be out in a
> >> year, not in a month.  Hardly an easy task at all.
> >
> >That simple HAL was nearly implemented by half a dozen guys in Switzerland
> >in a few months. Copland is a *lot* more than HAL.
> 
> Injecting pure vapour in a discussion is a standard practice for any
> self-respecting advocate.  What is "nearly implemented" supposed to mean,
> BTW?
> 

Its not vapor. Qix got parts of System 7.5 up and running on a CHRP
platform. If that is equivalent to a HAL, then SoftWindows is a HAL for
Windows. Nearly implemented means its not complete: no network, no sound,
etc.

> --
> Dan Pop
> CERN, CN Division
> Email: Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch 
> Mail:  CERN - PPE, Bat. 31 R-004, CH-1211 Geneve 23, Switzerland

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 13:14:00 -0800
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