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hehe.. actualy, intel sorta _does_ build the architecture. it's an open
architecture, built on standards written by many companies. it's almost
like the open source community, but the users don't have direct control
over the situation. intel does package a whole version of the
architecture, in their branded motherboards/chassis.
I agree.. the x86 hardware needs a re-vamp. and hopefully the 64bit
platforms will get most of that fixed.
I think what your dad is talking about, is the same ideals that MS is
pushing. the type of "platforms" are controled by a single company, and
have backwards compatability quirks of their own. to use alpha as an
example, I will pull my history with alpha out of the closet. the oldest
alpha system I've worked on was the Jensen, or DecPC 150.
over the years, they have gone through a lot of changes, and each time,
they throw in a bunch of architectural changes that have been good, and
kludgy. (in my opinion)
no single system type is perfect, just like no OS is perfect
Thank You,
Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net)
"Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."
On Tue, 15 May 2001, Phil Mendelsohn wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2001, Ben Kochie wrote:
>
> > well.. i'd agree with you, but that's like saying that *BSD and Linux
> > arn't unix. x86 is a platform, the original IBM PC was a platform, it's
> > just really old.. and for PC's to keep that kind of backwards
> > compatability is kinda silly, but we're stuck with it
>
> I see what you're saying, but the point that was being made was that an
> architecture is a lot more formal (and the implication is that *done
> correctly*, more thought out) than what Intel sells. Intel is a chip
> manufacturer; they never have been an "architecture" company.
>
> Anyway, ain't my idee-er, it's my old man's. I just liked the sound of
> it. :)
>
> --
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