Re[2]: Intel delays Merced

[ericadelong@xxxxxxxx]

It's a world gone mad! <g> Getting people to go to 32 bit is still like pulling 
teeth. I recently worked with someone who bought a shiny new PentiumII system, 
then promptly reformatted his hard drive and loaded msdos and win 3.11. <GASP> 
He claims that 16 bit apps are more dependable (fewer crashes). Go figure....

Eric A DeLong
ericadelong@pmsc.com

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At 10:57 PM 6/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>So, if IBM gave Rochester the go-ahead we could see a 128-bit AS/400 
>before Intel gets their lowly little 64-bit chip on the market !   :-)
     
Neil,
     
Maybe so.  However the world has been so underwhelmed by 64 bit processing, 
I can't see it getting excited about 96 or 128.
     
What Rochester failed to do with the 64 bit AS/400 is to deliver any 
splashy applications that clearly could not be duplicated on any other 
processor. 
     
Al
     
     
Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting, LLC.
     
(914) 251-9400
(914) 251-9406 (fax)
     
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