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Re: THE MOST TASTELESS OS (MSDOS)

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From: Peter Busser
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 10:56
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spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola) writes:

>Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:

>> IBM has already done it. It's called OS/2 2.0. *NIX are 
>> good, but OS/2 gives much of the same power and
>> functionality in user-friendly form that is -
>> comparatively and in real terms - easy to use. 
But OS/2 obviously lacks the multi-user functionality of UNIX.

>And NeXT did it three years ago.  Its called NeXTSTEP and  
>it gives you all the power of Unix and more.  A version for  
>the 486 is due out 93Q1.
Yeah, and NeXTPC+high end 486 system cost more than a NeXT computer. Only a few
people can or want to spend so much money on a computer.

Greetings,
Peter Busser
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Subject: Re: THE MOST TASTELESS OS (MSDOS)
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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 10:56:51 GMT
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