Date   : Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:12:05 +0100
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: Risc PC (Was 'Minitel in France')

Tom Walker wrote:
>> "Ensure my software works on as wide a range of platforms as
>> possible using the defined APIs and not messing about tying it
>> down to as small a number of platforms as possible" ?
>
> Pity that reality means that idea doesn't really work.

Seems to work for me, but then I don't take "memory locations
not used on my particular specific setup" and "I/O devices that
happen only to be used on my machine" to mean "sod, it, if other
people deign to use something different from me, then sod them,
I don't want them using my software".

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J.G.Harston - jgh@...