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- From: dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA (Deryk Barker)
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! : )
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.200721.4807@spang.Camosun.BC.CA>
- Organization: Camosun College, Victoria B.C, Canada
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- References: <1993Jan03.080809.1129@microsoft.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 20:07:21 GMT
- Lines: 25
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- philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara) writes:
- : Trimming down some of the excessive quoting - apologies for any
- : important context lost.
- :
- :
- : In article <1993Jan2.191843.21694@spang.Camosun.BC.CA> dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA (Deryk Barker) writes:
- : >philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara) writes:
- : >:
- : >: If you claim to be 100% Intel compatible, and your processor
- : >: exhibits difference in behavior from Intel's, should Intel be
- : >: responsible for changing their product?
- : >
- : >A difference in behaviour I interpret to mean in external interface,
- : >*not* internal mechanics. If this were not the case then the 486 could
- : >not claim to be compatible with the 386....
- :
- : Identical in all ways used by external clients - this may
- : involve more than the external interface.
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- Excuse me? Does this mean something, and if so could you explain it please?
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- Real: Deryk Barker, Computer Science Dept., Camosun College, Victoria B.C.
- Email: (dbarker@spang.camosun.bc.ca)
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