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Re: THE MOST TASTELESS OS (MSDOS)

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From: Wayne Amisano
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 02:51
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georged@sequent.com (George Dolbier) writes:

>In article <1992Aug21.231603.3615@darwin.ntu.edu.au> nunn@nutmeg.cs.ntu.edu.au (JsNO  BAR---NUNN) writes:

>Your-a preachin' to d quier brother.

>But you forget. MSDOS is NOT an operating system. It is a very good
>SYSTEM MONITOR!! 
>>

[DISCUSSION about DOS, Multitasking, BIOS and FS deleted]

>>
>>
>>CONCLUSION:
>>
>>  Microsoft!!....invent UNIX and make it free. The UNIX system is perfect,
>>nothing bets UNIX. UNIX rules the world and UNIX was implemented properly!.
>>If you can't do that, give us the source code for messy. At least that way,
>>32 bits hackers can built it 32 bits.

>I guess you have not really looked at the guts of unix have you.... 
>You should not open yourself to snipers by comparing DOS to UNIX. They are
>just not compareable.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Bit like trying to compare champions from different era's.  It can't be done.

cul 73's de wayne.

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From: wayne@gbrmpa.gov.au (Wayne Amisano)
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Subject: Re: THE MOST TASTELESS OS (MSDOS)
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