Technological or Market Obsolescence? (was Re: Laughing at MAC loyalists after they laughed at us Amiga Loyalists...)

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From: John Chang
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00

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Bill Leonard wrote:

> >>-64, which will not only be
> >>backwardly compatible with x86 chips, but, to quote PC Magazine (bias
> >>admitted) "could render RISC chips obsolete".
> 
> yeah... obsolete.  Ok.

In principle, RISC chips are faster than their CISC counterparts. 
However, no technology will prevail if it does not succeed well in the
marketplace.  Witness the Beta vs VHS Format in the consumer market.  So
the question is, are we talking technological obsolescence or market
obsolescence?

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Regards,

John Chang
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John Chang, Technical Support Engineer, Scala, Inc. Europe
"Multimedia by SCALA.  Jump to IT!" Scala Computer Television
EMail: john.chang@scala.no  Website: http://www.scala.com

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From: John Chang <john.chang@scala.no>
Subject: Technological or Market Obsolescence? (was Re: Laughing at MAC loyalists after they laughed at us Amiga Loyalists...)
Date: 1997/04/08
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