Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 (Fortune 01.1b1); site graffiti.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!graffiti!peter 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 Article-I.D.: graffiti.362 Posted: Tue Oct 29 19:53:04 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 02:02:42 EST References: <844@dataioDataio.UUCP> Organization: The Power Elite, Houston, TX Lines: 15 > >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... -- Name: Peter da Silva Graphic: `-_-' UUCP: ...!shell!{graffiti,baylor}!peter IAEF: ...!kitty!baylor!peter