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On Tue, 2005-03-29 at 22:20 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> em1897@aol.com writes:
> 
> > Thats because you seem unable to grasp modern concepts.
> 
> None were under discussion.

As far as you can see, which shows the limit of your percption. 
> 
> > If you think that performance criteria
> > of modern controllers and processors are the same
> > as 30 years ago, then you are incapable of commenting
> > on anything modern.
> 
> The principles of "modern" controllers are surprisingly similar to those
> of "old" controllers.  The biggest change is that the PC world is only
> now discovering what mainframe designers knew 40 years ago.

Bollocks. 

>