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From: "Boyd Roberts" <boyd@planete.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Crazy idea... or a new project?
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From: Russ Cox <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>

> I don't agree about the x86.
> Sure it's an ugly chip.

that's my point.

> Sure it and its PC hosts are complicated.
> But the bootstrap code and the compiler
> are written.  In Plan 9, it's no different
> to write applications for the x86 than it
> is to write them for any other architecture.

violent agreement.