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Re: ADVOCACY: Re: a blurb

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From: William B Dwinnell
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:43
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Several times I have seen GEM criticized, here and elsewhere, somewhat
unfairly. GEM is NOT an OS, first of all- it, like Windows is PART of an
OS- they both provide some system level functions, most noticeablty the
screen management, but do not run by themselves: hence, neither is an
OS, nor an application.  Since GEM is not an OS, it is neither multi-
tasking nor single-tasking. Lastly, GEMs biggest problem always was 
Apple, which used legal means to suppress its economic rivals, unfairly,
in my opinion. True, this does not change the current technological
state of affairs, but at least the record should be set straight.
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From: wbdst+@pitt.edu (William  B Dwinnell)
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Subject: Re: ADVOCACY: Re: a blurb
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Date: 13 Jan 93 02:43:45 GMT
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