Re: why bookworm isn't called deb12?
On Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:10:01 +0200 John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> wrote:
> 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.
For the same reason that IBM put the 8088 (an 8086 with an 8-bit bus)
into their original Personal Computer: to save money by interfacing
with existing 8-bit support chips. In addition, rumour has it that
the 8-bit bus helped cripple the machine enough to not pose a
marketing threat to their other product lines.
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