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- From: Andrew <anb@st-andrews.ac.uk>
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- Subject: Re: x86 must die it's over-priced junk
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 17:36:34 +0000
- Organization: St. Andrews University
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- You can get a 486DX2-80 for about 20 quid + VAT. This CPU is faster than a
- 40mhz '040 and probably faster than the '060. In six months time DX4-120s
- will be just as cheap.
-
- You've got to admire the x86 series, it's the only thing PCs have going
- for them.
-
- Andrew Bainbridge
-