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From: perelgut@utcsrgv.UUCP (Stephen Perelgut)
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Subject: Re: Need Advice -vs- 8088 is wonderful
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Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 07:58:34 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 22 07:58:34 1984
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Response to drivel from:
	John Gilmore, Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca

    > I think it's really funny how the folks at U of T are loudly
    > shouting out of one side of their mouths about how great the IBM
    > PC is, ...

Absolutely nobody from the U of T has muttered anything about how great
the IBM PC is.  I know because I have been the one taking the side of the
PC and my argument has been simply that PC's are:
	- popular with the public
	- broken in, understood, and supported by more than one vendor
	- available in quantity NOW, in Canada.
If John wishes to misinterpret that to mean great,  I wonder how he handles
praise.  I read that as "only valid alternative".

    > Out of the other side of their mouths comes sneaking messages
    > desparately requesting a C compiler that can compile a program bigger
    > than 64K without generating seriously broken code.

If you had to work with an 8088, wouldn't you want to at least have working
tools.  I know WE would produce working software and we expect the same. 
Sorry that this somehow offends you John.
-- 
Stephen Perelgut   
	    Computer Systems Research Group    University of Toronto
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