Article View: comp.windows.misc
Article #919Re: The Lawsuit, Standardization, and Whiny DOS Users...
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Wed, 04 May 1988 11:18
Date: Wed, 04 May 1988 11:18
31 lines
1637 bytes
1637 bytes
In article <5823@well.UUCP>, rogue@well.UUCP (L. Brett Glass) writes: > > P.S. Ever notice any similarities? : Slightly edited: > > Apple II - 8-bit machine, open architecture, slots, keyboard, video, > > drive, 1979 > > IBM PC - 8/16-bit machine, open architecture, slots, keyboard, video, > > drive, 1982 > > Macintosh - 16/32-bit, Mouse, Graphical User Interface, 3 1/2 inch disks, > > circa 1984 (add here: unclonable via legal protection) Commodore Amiga - 16/32-bit, Mouse, GUI, 3.5" disks, real-time multitasking operating system with exceptional performance, circa 1986. Tough to clone, unfortunatly, because of all the high-performance graphics chips. > > IBM PS/2's with OS/2 - 32-bit, Mouse, Graphical User Interface, > > 3 1/2 inch disks,circa 1988 (add here: unclonable via legal protection) > You forgot: Full 32-bit bus, open architecture, multitasking OS, runs existing > software base. You really think Presentation Manager is gonna make it by the end of the year? -- -- Peter da Silva `-_-' ...!hoptoad!academ!uhnix1!sugar!peter -- "Have you hugged your U wolf today?" ...!bellcore!tness1!sugar!peter -- Disclaimer: These aren't mere opinions, these are *values*.
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<1928@sugar.UUCP>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!nuchat!uhnix1!sugar!peterReferences:
<8685@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU> <5823@well.UUCP>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!nuchat!uhnix1!sugar!peter From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc Subject: Re: The Lawsuit, Standardization, and Whiny DOS Users... Message-ID: <1928@sugar.UUCP> Date: 4 May 88 11:18:32 GMT References: <8685@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU> <5823@well.UUCP> Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX Lines: 31 Summary: Now a serious message...