Insanely OT -- but very funny

['Computer Collector Newsletter']

LOL, I'm going to be really ticked if my own post turns into a
bash-the-media thread.  That'll teach me to go OT, huh?

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On Behalf Of Hans Franke
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:05 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Insanely OT -- but very funny

Am 19 Oct 2005 8:37 meinte Sridhar Ayengar:

> 'Computer Collector Newsletter' wrote:
> >  Attack of the Gaming Grannies

> > http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/oct2005/id20051018_1736
> > 99.htm

> What in the hell is a "Pentium 286"?


I don't know, but I deduct it must be some precessor to the Intel x86 line,
since it was around about 20,30 years ago, so from 1975 on, wich clearly
makes it an 8 Bit machine, maybe a sideline from the 8080? We all know that
companies like to reuse names - or what else is the similarity between a
1966 Shelby Mustang GT and a 2006 Mustang GT?

After all, back then there wehre a lot of processors in even more different
computers :) Maybe it was a special development for Atari, since they say it
was the machine the couple did run PONG on. After all, it's businessweek, a
magazin our econimic power people trust, so it must be true.

H.
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