On Tuesday, December 24 1996, Ian Smith wrote to John Piper ...

 JP> In that case, I see no reason to upgrade to the x2 technology it if is not
 JP> compatible with anything else.

 IS> ?  Neither is Rockwell's new technology 'compatible with anything else'.
 IS> In all development of new technologies, only would-be clone makers play
 IS> 'follow the leader'.  That's not much use to developmemt; we'd be stuck
 IS> with v.fc if many companies had not worked towards developing
 IS> international standards.

Okay, I'll rephrase my sentence: "In that case, I see no reason to
upgrade to the x2 technology if and until it is compatible with everything
else."

You are very right in your statement; however, I am not one to buy into new
standards and new technology until it has been stabilised. Someone
somewhere will have to take the plunge, but it won't be me .

John (japp{at}mpx.com.au)

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