geller@eli.UUCP (David Geller) (03/18/87)
In article <4373@utcsri.UUCP>, greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith) writes: > According to an article "Will IBM's PC soon be an IEEE standard?" in > the Feb 1987 issue of "The Institute", two IEEE working groups are > attempting to develop standards for the PC system bus, and the BIOS. Isn't it already evident that a standard exists and that the enormous amount of technical information already available fulfils the requirement for documenting the standard. Isn't is also obvious that if there were no quasi-formal standard in place then all the various cards that anyone can buy wouldn't work in any ol' PC - which they do! Don't these techie types at IEEE have something better to do and why make a standard (formal) out of something that isn't fit to be a standard by which other (future) products will be based. Also - since IBM is likely to abandon this bus architecture (April 2 *rumor*) this attempt at creating more documentation about a standard seems silly. David Geller Electric Logic, Inc. Washington, D.C. Yes - these are my opinions AND those of my employer.
keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (03/19/87)
In article <171@eli.UUCP> geller@eli.UUCP (David Geller) writes: >In article <4373@utcsri.UUCP>, greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith) writes: >> According to an article "Will IBM's PC soon be an IEEE standard?"... > >Don't these techie types at IEEE have something better to do... Standards are like stop signs in Boston - they let you know who to blame when something goes wrong. keith