Insanely OT -- but very funny

['Computer Collector Newsletter']

I made no such accusation.  I only joked that the thread could become that
way, which would be ironic, given my history on cctalk of defending against
that.

-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Mike Maginnis
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:23 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Insanely OT -- but very funny

I don't think demanding technical accuracy (especially in an article about
tech) counts as media-bashing...

- Mike

On 10/19/05, Computer Collector Newsletter <news at computercollector.com>
wrote:
> 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?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org 
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
> 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_17
> > > 36
> > > 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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