New subject: Architectures -- was [TUHS] 68k prototypes & microcode (Clem Cole)

6 Feb 2021

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

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 From: Clem Cole &lt;clemc(a)ccc.com&gt;
To: Larry McVoy &lt;lm(a)mcvoy.com&gt;
Cc: COFF &lt;coff(a)minnie.tuhs.org&gt;
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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>
-- 
The more I learn the better I understand I know nothing.

Re: [COFF] Architectures -- was [TUHS] 68k prototypes & microcode (Clem Cole)