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To: cfimx who wrote (26761)	1/25/2000 3:16:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

If you get enough companies developing around a new architecture, like IA-64, is its success assured? I don't know, but here's a few: HP IBM Compaq Dell Unisys Hitachi Fuitsu Bull SGI MSFT ORCL SCOC RHAT SUNW??

To: cfimx who wrote (26761)	1/25/2000 6:56:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

remember the 80286? neither does qwik. <g> twister: I'm your friend. I'm going to be nice to you and not write an extremely long message about how totally the transition from the 8086 to the 80286 is irrelevant and dissimilar to the transition from IA-32 to IA-64. In fact, I'm very familiar with the 80286 (unfortunately) and can recite you all of the bits in all of the registers and descriptors. All that stuff that everybody (except OS/2 and a few Unixes) ignored COMPLETELY for the life of that chip. As far as Microsoft was concerned, the 80286 might never have existed. (Oh yeah, there was a Windows/286 wasn't there? I think they sold four of those.) I think when you feel the urge to make a remark about computer architecture you'd better ask Warren first<g>. --QS