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- From: mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
- Subject: Re: New hardware reference guide?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.234825.26574@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 23:48:25 GMT
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- In <1992Dec27.192924.2501@ugle.unit.no> mortene@Lise.Unit.NO (Morten Eriksen) writes:
- >so on. And this is just to get started! Very tedious and offputting. Lots of
- >talents would be waisted.
-
- I don't think so. Talents are supported by letting them _learn_ all the
- art of programming. Knowing the 680x0 processor and Amiga hardware specifics
- does not make a good programmer.
-
- >date. This decision is like spitting in the face on a huge part of their userbase.
-
- At least not a a huge part of the users that buy software and hardware. If
- the coders have no money for system documentation they won't have much more
- than the basic A500.
-
- Regards,
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- Michael van Elst
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