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Re: why bookworm isn't called deb12?



Bret writes:
> With bits and bytes, one strange thing that I remember, is that, in
> 1985, in Australia, a particular computer was introduced, that had a
> 32 bit processor with 8 bit buses. It was a Motorola 68008 CPU, and, I
> could not understand why a company would produce a 32 bit CPU wit 8
> bit buses.

That processor was targeted at embedded systems and it made sense in
some applications.  I don't understand why anyone would put it in a
desktop.
-- 
John Hasler 
john@sugarbit.com
Elmwood, WI USA


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