From: a_eder_muc@web.de   
      
   On Di 23 Sep 2025 at 20:49, jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) wrote:   
      
   > In article <10asked$2lq0s$3@dont-email.me>, ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence   
   > D_Oliveiro) wrote:   
   >   
   > Lawrence D_Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >> The fact that many of the ports you mention never made it to   
   >> production release, and even the ones (other than x86) that did are   
   >> now defunct, I think reinforces my point. The ports were difficult   
   >> and expensive to create, and difficult and expensive to maintain.   
   >> In the end they were all just abandoned.   
   >   
   > Microsoft is a commercial organisation, and has to pay staff for all the   
   > work done on Windows. This increases costs compared to open-source work   
   > that doesn't show up in the costs for Linux, or the BSDs. I've worked on   
   > thoroughly portable application software for Windows NT (and Unixes)   
   > since 1995. My employers have at least considered porting to every   
   > Windows NT platform available. I've been involved with those decisions   
   > and done the more recent ports.   
   >   
   > i860 never appeared in machines people could buy.   
      
   What do you mean by that?   
   My PPOE bought an Aliaint machine - i think it was FX/2800 - that was built   
   with just such chips.   
      
      
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