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  • From: sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
  • To: lforrestster AT gmail.com, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] 486s
  • Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:43:53 +0000 (UTC)


But keep in mind that I'm talking about Unix, not DOS/Windows
etc. Working computers, not entertainment computers.

My DOS computer was a work computer. I had to learn to send files by
modem the day after the computer arrived, before there was email or
internet. It was an art.

_You_ may have been using it for work, but it was created
by yuppies interested in making money by appealing to the
mindless entertainment market. It didn't even include networking,
originally. It was made to play games.

The university book store got the students a special deal on these computers (we paid a reduced price and the computer showed up 6 months later by which time it was overpriced).

But you are right about the entertainment market - I had to pay $200 extra for MDA because it came with onboard CGA and no expansion slots (had to pay for a slot and then a full-length MDA card to go into it to run TTL).

I hear that these early XT computers were intended for gamers but were mainly used by businesses.

At the same time, Unix was networking all over the world with
uucp and the like.

Thanks for the info on compiling.

You seem to know how already.

Lee


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