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

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From: Warren H. Minix
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 23:08
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Ed,
	The original statement was correct.  The 8088 was the cheapo 
chip, which was why the XT's and AT's followed so quickly.  



> I think I smell something here...  The 8088 was a 16-bit machine and the
> 8086 was the 8-bit machine that IBM wanted instead.  The 386SX is better
> Get off the drugs.
> Edward
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From: "Warren H. Minix" <minix@che.udel.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600,alt.destroy.microsoft
Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 19:08:11 -0400
Organization: University of Delaware
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