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Re: THE MOST TASTELESS OS (MSDOS)

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From: Steve.Withers
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 09:45
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In article <1992Aug21.231603.3615@darwin.ntu.edu.au> nunn@nutmeg.cs.ntu.edu.au (JsNO  BAR---NUNN) writes:
> 
> 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.

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.
 
Steve

 
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Subject: Re: THE MOST TASTELESS OS (MSDOS)
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