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stangel@sparc3.cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Stangel) writes:
>>peters@CS.ColoState.EDU (eric peters) writes:
>>- but why is everyone so opposed to Microsoft?

>In fairness to Microsoft and Windows NT, I have to correct you here.  NT
>has (read: HAS, this is no longer vaporware) a DOS client which interacts
>with the Win32 Subsystem.  There is also an OS/2 Subsystem which also
>communicates with the Win32 Subsystem, guaranteeing the ability to run
>both DOS and OS/2 software, as well as being POSIX compliant.

  To clarify a bit here:  Windows NT will be able to run OS/2 1.3
text based programs.  From what I here, MS has no wish to support
OS/2 2.0 programs or any Program Manager (aka windowed) programs.
IBM is also working on OS/2 to be POSIX compliant for portability.
My opinion: Don't go with windows because of Windows NT, NT may
not even be a desktop OS.  If you like Windows, go with it.  If 
you like OS/2, go with it.  If you don't know, take a close look
at both.
  As to why I hate MS: they have a nasty habit of announcing 
programs very similar to any really neat programs just released
by another company.  EX:  PFS introduces First Choice, an 
integrated word processor, database, spreadsheet, etc.  When
MS sees the press making a wahoo about how great it is, they
suddenly announce that they are also working on the same
type of program.  Except, of course, their version is better.
After all, its microsoft.  Consumers hold off waiting for
months for MS's product.
  Another reason:  DOS.  I've seen Apple and now even Commodore
take great steps to improve their operating systems.  DOS has
been around for what?  over ten years now?  I don't see what
I would consider very major improvements.  It took until
quite recently for the OS to even (somewhat) support memory
above 640k.

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  Bruce White(bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu)
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