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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > > 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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