------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 10:25:38 -0400 From: "William M. Mullins" <mullinwm@picard.ml.wpafb.af.mil> To: "\"gnu-win32@cygnus.com\"" <gnu-win32@cygnus.com> Subject: RE: CP/M -> DOS, was pathname conversion 64kb of core is more memory than any competent programmer ever needs to do anything! We will design the "processor of the future (8088)" to address memory in several segments of 64kb so as to make the simultaneous loading of tasks easier for the OS. In addition, 10 tasks loaded simultaneously in memory is ridiculous, so the system architecture can be safely limited to 640kb (an absurdly large number) without fear of any user ever exceeding the system requirements! For developers, the addition of a 10MB hard-disc will provide effectively infinite storage. 1980 was an exciting time for small computers ... to be able to have that much power at your finger-tips! - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".
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