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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: demise of 8086 family?
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Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 12:09:58 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 26 12:09:58 1985
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> Also, you must consider the timeframe. When I bought my PC three years
> ago (it had been out for about 8 months) it was the most advanced 
> *commercial* machine available.

A fine example of the power of brand names.  At that time, there was a
68000-based micro available from the company that (at that time) had
sold more computers than all of the other computer manufacturers put
together.  But no self-respecting businessman is going to put his
career on the line and recommend that his company buy a *Radio Shack*
computer!
-- 
Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{ihnp4,seismo,decvax}!noao!terak!doug
               ^^^^^--- soon to be CalComp