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  2. From: peter@ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.arch
  4. Subject: Re: Proposal: Computer History Project, & backwards compat
  5. Message-ID: <id.RSXR.X1@ferranti.com>
  6. Date: 30 Jul 92 14:04:36 GMT
  7. References: <1992Jul24.144643.19792@crl.dec.com> <LYNCH.92Jul28122313@flubber.cc.utexas.edu> <154raeINNcsu@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
  8. Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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  11. In article <154raeINNcsu@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes) writes:
  12. > Whether we re-implemented a historic machine in new hardware or ran
  13. > an emulator on a modern machine, there are very few people who would
  14. > want to run old software.
  15.  
  16. Waxing analogical... who would want to drive a 1920-era car?
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