From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Alpha release Linux/GNU/X unix clone on CDROM for PCs Date: 2 Dec 1992 19:28:19 GMT
In article <id._NGV.SPF@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
>In article <1992Nov30.030054.34268@datamark.co.nz> thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) writes:
>> In article <id.4MEV.KTL@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>> >Perhaps, but he did the best job he could and still fit into that opening.
>> >And he kept working on real improvements. Microsoft *still* hasn't done
>> >anything to substantially improve MS-DOS since DOS 2.1.
>
>> Well, IMHO, Windows is still a big improvement over MS-Dos.
>
>Windows is a completely different operating system, that happens to use
>MS-DOS to boot and do file I/O. I'm talking about DOS 5.
Damn it's hard to keep up with whether Windows is an OS or a "pathetic
extension to a useless operating system". It seems to depend who
you're talking to. :-)
But yes, I agree Dos has not substantially improved since Dos 2.11
I still can't believe I let myself be suckered into adding to this
thread in public.
BTW, thanks for removing the ^L from your sig.
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