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- Subject: Re: Future of OS/2 and IBM????????????
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.164650.1555@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 16:46:50 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
- References: <Bzuu1x.CKA@ns1.nodak.edu> <1992Dec26.093547.29050@actrix.gen.nz> <1hidjiINN2io@neuro.usc.edu>
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- In article <1hidjiINN2io@neuro.usc.edu> merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:
- > In article <1992Dec26.093547.29050@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- > >... mainframes are a long way from being dead.
- >
- > When/if an effective multithreaded SMP CISC or RISC platform
- > is made available in a small package with interfaces for the
- > existing IBM mainframe network front ends or lower level com
- > gear then mainframes may be arguably dead.
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- If they have the same ability to move data among peripherals....you'd be
- completely correct.....
-
- Steve
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- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | for proportional representation. It
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- **** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | democratic system "real soon now".
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