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From: peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Binary Compatibility 80286
Message-ID: <362@graffiti.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 19:53:04 EST
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> >There is no more reason to insist on binary standards for the mass market
> >than there is to insist that all ball-point pen refills be interchangeable.
> 
> Yes there is. Reasoning is:
> 
> 	1) Small software developers can't afford to buy n machines
> 	just so they can compile their product on them....

Sounds like a hot opportunity for someone to buy a bunch of machines and set
up a porting service for software packages...
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