30 Jun
2007
30 Jun
'07
11:02 a.m.
--- Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 29 Jun 2007 at 23:36, Tony Duell wrote:
So I guess Big Blue wasn't reponsible for the "use
and toss" era of personal computering after all.
You're right, having dumped a considerable amount of
money into one, they were quick to let it go. Those
are some of the most curious collectible attachments
these days, though I'm sure they caused their original
owners more then a few headaches...
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Oh come on. There's a big difference between
writing an extension ROM,
which follows a well-docuemtned pattern, to
implement a well-documented
function and replacing the procesosr, memory
system (I doubt you'll get
anywhere with XP in 640K), expanding the address
bus, replacing the video
system (XP won't run on nn MDA or CGA card),
etc,
etc, etc.
And yet, that's pretty close to what some folks were
doing. ;)
Witness the Microsoft Mach 20 (80286, memory, floppy
(HD support)) or
the Intel Inboard 386 PC/XT. Folks were willing to
spend a lot to
keep that funky 5160 case! :)