6 Feb
2021
6 Feb
'21
3:01 a.m.
I have to agree with Clem here. Mind you I still mourn the demise of
Alpha and even Itanium but then I never had to pay for those systems.
I only make sure they run properly so the customer can enjoy their
applications.
My 32-1/2 cents (inflation adjusted).
Take care and stay as healthy as some of my 25 year old servers :-)
Cheers,
uncle rubl
From: Clem Cole <clemc(a)ccc.com>
To: Larry McVoy <lm(a)mcvoy.com>
Cc: COFF <coff(a)minnie.tuhs.org>
Bcc:
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 09:36:20 -0500
Subject: Re: [COFF] Architectures -- was [TUHS] 68k prototypes & microcode
<snip>
BTW: Once again we 100% agree on the architecture part
of the discussion. And frankly >pre-386 days, I could not think how anyone would come
up with it. As computer >architecture it is terrible, how did so many smart people
come up with such? It defies >everything we are taught about 'good' computer
architectural design. But .... after all of >the issues with the ISA's of Vax
and the x86/INTEL*64 vs. Alpha --- is how I came to the >conclusion, architecture does
not matter nearly as much as economics and we need to >get over it and stop whining.
Or in Christensen's view, a new growing market is often >made from a product that
has technically not as good as the one in the original >mainstream market but has some
value to the new group of people.
<snip>
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The more I learn the better I understand I know nothing.