🚀 go-pugleaf

I seriously doubt that you could build any kind of irrefutable case for RISC
UNIX vs. a PC running DOS or UNIX.  486 and Pentium chips have made the risk
of using RISC higher (so to speak) as the parts for PCs are more widely and
inexpensively available by far than for RISC machines (and cheaper overall).
As for UNIX vs. DOS, I would go with whichever had the better set of utilities
and commands available for your particular needs.  I suspect that UNIX is more
flexible (and is clearly more powerful), but DOS has a ton of widely available
applications which may give you a better variety to choose from than UNIX.

As for crashing, it happens.  How frequently depends on your choice of OS (in
UNIX) or applications (in DOS).  I'm not going to address the issue of which
OS is "better" - that question is of no use in a vacuum, and in practical
application it depends on your particular needs.  Anyone who tells you
otherwise has an axe to grind one way or the other.

So, if I didn't help, remember its just my NSHO.  :-)

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