YAAYD (Yet another "Ten (0A) year" discussion) (was: GOPHER

Fred Cisin cisin at xenosoft.com
Wed Oct 27 14:44:46 CDT 2004


> > Many on this list [but not me] consider current WinTel machines to
> > suitable for anything.

I had some difficulty parsing that sentence.  Was there a negative
word missing from it?  Are Wintel machines suitable for anything?


But, just as a
"REAL programmer can write a FORTRAN program in ANY language",
a real computer professional can get stuff done with any platform.
Compare it to driving a Yugo.  It's not your favorite, but
you CAN do it.

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Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin at xenosoft.com






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