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Re: Windows 95 testing halted at Motorola

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From: Samuel S. Johnson
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 07:03
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Igor David Schneider (igords@odyssee.net) wrote:
: gupta@mrspock.mt.att.com (Arun Gupta) wrote:
 
: >      SYDNEY, Aug 15 (Reuter) - The Australian navy has banned the
: >use of Microsoft Corporation's new Windows 95 software while
: >experts check possible security problems, a senior officer said
: >on Tuesday.
: 
: >etc. etc.
: 
: >-arun gupta
: 
: And which Desktop OS has any security at all other than Windows NT and
: Unix variants?
: 
: Neither DOS, Windows 3.x, MacOS, OS/2, nor Windows 95 have any
: security.

Which of DOS, Windows 3.x, MacOS, OS/2, or (just for the sake of argument)
AmigaDOS has built-in code for reporting the contents of your hard disk
to the Evil Emperor?

Perhaps the Aussie experts have come to a modus vivendi with the security
problems of the other desktop OS's.

Sam
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From: unclesam@micron.net (Samuel S. Johnson)
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Subject: Re: Windows 95 testing halted at Motorola
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