Re: 8088 phase out / PC OT ??

Article View: net.micro.pc

Article #8129

#8129

From: p40001
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1986 02:36

14 lines
1136 bytes


>  Bad news,  folks, but the 8088 has really  been  obsolete  for several
> years  now.  Just like the 6502 and the 8080 ...  :-) :-) :-)  (Sorry, I
> just couldn't resist!)
> #   UUCP : ...!ubc-vision!molihp!robt		Robert Thurlow		#

Maybe you should define what you mean by obsolete . . .
Is my Olds Cutlass obsolete because there are jet planes and space shuttles?
-----------------------------------------------------
Wolf N. Paul, 290 Dogwood, Plano, Tx. 75075
UUCP:  ihnp4!convex!mcomp!doulos!wnp
  or   ihnp4!convex!mcomp!p40001
Phone: (214) 578-8023  W.U.ESL: 6283-2882

Technical Details

Message-ID: <10800023@mcomp>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!mcomp!p40001

References: <198@molihp.UUCP>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!mcomp!p40001
From: p40001@mcomp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: 8088 phase out / PC OT ??
Message-ID: <10800023@mcomp>
Date: Wed, 1-Oct-86 22:36:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: mcomp.10800023
Posted: Wed Oct  1 22:36:00 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Oct-86 10:53:58 EDT
References: <198@molihp.UUCP>
Lines: 14
Nf-ID: #R:molihp.UUCP:198:mcomp:10800023:000:578
Nf-From: mcomp.UUCP!p40001    Oct  1 21:36:00 1986

Reply to Parent Message