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Re: CP/M -> DOS, was pathname conversion
- To: "William M. Mullins" <mullinwm at picard dot ml dot wpafb dot af dot mil>
- Subject: Re: CP/M -> DOS, was pathname conversion
- From: "Pedro A. Aranda Guti\irrez" <paag at tid dot es>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 07:27:47 +0200
- Cc: "\"gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com\"" <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>
- Organization: Telefónica I+D
- References: <342922E2.97C0BA7@picard.ml.wpafb.af.mil>
William M. Mullins wrote:
>
> 64kb of core is more memory than any competent programmer ever needs to
> do anything! We will design the "processor of the future (8088)" to
> address memory in several segments of 64kb so as to make the
> simultaneous loading of tasks easier for the OS. In addition, 10 tasks
> loaded simultaneously in memory is ridiculous, so the system
> architecture can be safely limited to 640kb (an absurdly large number)
> without fear of any user ever exceeding the system requirements! For
> developers, the addition of a 10MB hard-disc will provide effectively
> infinite storage.
>
> 1980 was an exciting time for small computers ... to be able to have
> that much power at your finger-tips!
>
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Bravo,
Just hit the point. Or is it some of us are starting
to get old, while others didn't go through that
glorious times ??? :) :) :)
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