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From: Jonadab the Unsightly One <jonadab@bright.net>
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: [9fans] Plan 9
Date: Tue,  6 Nov 2001 10:23:07 +0000
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matt@proweb.co.uk (Matt) writes:

> So say confidential Intel documents seen by The Register. The chip
> giant wants OEMs to phase out the floppy in the second half of
> 2002. It hopes they will pull the plug - as it were - on PS/2 and
> serial ports at the same time.

Intel can hope whatever they want.  You can buy "legacy-free" systems
now, but nobody does.  They're a hundred bucks cheaper, and nobody's
buying them.