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From: mlewis@unocss.UUCP (Marcus S. Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.bbs
Subject: Re: New Ideas in BBSes (No BS!)
Keywords: 8088
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Date: 8 Dec 88 15:08:48 GMT
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> >Multitasking? Multi users? on an 8088? I wish you luck.

OK, I get real tired of this.
Disclaimers:  I own a Heathkit H/z100 (non PC-DOS MS-dos) machine.
	      I don't like the whole culture that has grown up around the PC,
since I remember when a PC was not made by IBM.
I have seen an 8088 running 16 users accessing databases with full screen 
control.  Let's not put down the 8088, there's nothing  wrong with it that
prevents its use as a multi-user machine.  MS-DOS, now is a problem.
For a counter-example, see the Tandy Color Computer, a 0.9 MHz 6809 running
OS/9, multi-tasking, color graphics, etc. For a hell of a lot less then the
cost of a PC clone. This machine I have seen running as a 3-user  developmert
machine, so let's not put down a wimp CPU for the wrong reasons.


Marc Lewis