CompuPro floppy controller differences

Allison ajp166 at bellatlantic.net
Mon Sep 18 14:09:25 CDT 2006


>
>Subject: Re: CompuPro floppy controller differences
>   From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
>   Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:43:10 -0700 (PDT)
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>> Many can.  The original IBM PC version was a an abortion.
>
>It was way worse than that.
>Calling it "an abortion" is an affront to those who are Pro-Choice.
>

I always miss that association..  But maybe the words atrocity, fubar
and low grade hack get closer to how I feel.

Never did feel the PC was good design, though I've held it up
as an example of a bad design made to work passibly.


Allison


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