earl@trsvax.UUCP (05/25/89)
/* ---------- "Re: Timex Sinclair DOS vs. CRAY-2 D" ---------- */ In article <503@dekalb.UUCP> greg@dekalb.UUCP (Greg Philmon) writes: >Ya know, I don't know what causes people to do stupid things like buy a CRAY. >Really! It's should be very clear to all that you'd be MUCH better off with >a Timex Sinclair! Look at what you get: [deleted some alphabet thingies] <This is the future! It's beats out AmigaDOS, it whips OS/2, and CRAY can't <hold a candle to 'em! Where else can you get such a low cost-per-user computer <setup? Ever since I bought my Sinclair, I gave the Cray-2 to the kids for games. Problem is that the Sinclair is a bit pokey running X-windows, and I'm still waiting for Wordperfect for the ZX-80, sigh. *** mike (still looking for a publisher) smithwick *** Infinity Software, 1986-1989, RIP, (ha! ha! ha! haaaa!) [disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas] *************************************************************************** The ultimate micro-prococessor is still the Motorola 14C500. It is a low powered 1-bit cpu. It takes RISC it's ultimate conclusion, as it only has 16 instructions. Nothing else holds a candle to this little gem. [Note: the 14C500 is called a Industrial Control Unit by Motorola] *************************************************************************** <This information is provided by an individual and is not nor should be construed as being provided by Radio Shack or Tandy Corp. Radio Shack/Tandy Corp has no obligation to support the information provided in any way. > Earl W. Bollinger @ <trsvax!earl> "You were in the Clone Wars!", said Luke excitedly. "Yes", replied Obi Wan, "I was a DOS programmer. But that was before the dark times, before OS2."