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. :) -- "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous