YAAYD (Yet another "Ten (0A) year" discussion) (was: GOPHER

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Wed Oct 27 14:44:46 2004

> > Many on this list [but not me] consider current WinTel machines to
> > suitable for anything.

I had some difficulty parsing that sentence. Was there a negative
word missing from it? Are Wintel machines suitable for anything?


But, just as a
"REAL programmer can write a FORTRAN program in ANY language",
a real computer professional can get stuff done with any platform.
Compare it to driving a Yugo. It's not your favorite, but
you CAN do it.

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Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Wed Oct 27 2004 - 14:44:46 BST

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