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Marin David Condic wrote:
> I realize it all got fixed eventually, but it *did* leave a bad taste in 
>  the mouths of a lot of users.

Also, let's not forget the Intel 432 processor, which was supposed
to be "Ada on a chip" and which ran like a pig. (Are pigs slow?
The 432 was slow. <http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/jbayko/cpu7.html>.)