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From: "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To: "DJGPP Mailing List" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: Allegro and VESA 2.0
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:36:59 +0100
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> >> (Note that I am not cutting up the VESA banked memory standard. I
> >> am cutting up
> >> video card manufacturers that all went their seperate ways,
> >> arrogantly thinking
> >> that their complex (or inexpensive) design is the best, screw
> >> compatibility and
> >> standards. Or maybe the government should force companies to only
> >> make good
> >> hardware...yeah...that's it...hahaha)
>
> I agree.  I think that the government should run all hardware
> companies out of
> business and setup a single company that made all of the hardware
> according to
> a single standard, and, for free, distribute constantly upgraded
> machines to
> every household in America (to taxpaying citizens, of course...at
> least THAT
> would inspire me to pay taxes!)
>
> This would make a programmer's life a joy.

A government monopoly on computers?! No thanks. I can't think of anything
that will take us back to the dark ages of computing faster.

And believe me, there is nothing worse than something designed by committee.