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   Robert Roland to josef@invalid.invalid   
   Re: OT: horrible 8086 segmentation   
   01 Dec 24 14:29:00   
   
   From: fake@ddress.no   
      
   On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:37:02 +0100, Josef Möllers   
    wrote:   
      
   >And to consider that, at that time, processors like MC68000 or NS32016   
   >were readily available.   
      
   At the time when the design decision was made, the Motorola 68000 was   
   not ready for production.   
      
   From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer :   
      
   "The 68000 was considered the best choice,[19] but was not   
   production-ready like the others."   
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