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On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:33:50 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> It's ironic watching the industry change from centralized systems in the
> '60s and '70s (due to the high cost of electronics) to distributed
> systems starting in the '80s,
> only to have it come full circle now.  The difference is that rather
> than cost, the driving factor is centralized control.

The game has changed a bit as anyone who suffered through a time-sharing 
system will affirm. Nothing like trying to trying to run a cross assembler 
on a VAX when accounting is doing the payroll.