Re: Currant Bun

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From: Richard Caley
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <CheetahPRO_v1.13-n5_27520@blackcat.demon.co.uk>, Mike Dickson (md) writes:

md> In article <eyh7lh7rym6.fsf@liddell.cstr.ed.ac.uk> spt@cstr.ed.ac.uk wrote...
>> Of course the only reason Win9X doesn't ask about mount points is that
>> it forces the user to name the disks (or partitions) explcitly in
>> every day use. I hardly think this is an advantage.

md> Perhaps not. Then again, DOS' 'lettered' drives is o commonly used that
md> I can't see anyone used to it actually thinking that it's a
md> disadvantage.

People used to DOS didn't in general thing lack of multi-taksing was a
disadvantage. Indeed IIRC Gates once said multi-tasking was useless on
a PC.

I used to have to have a piece of paper up on the wall above my
windows machine to remind my flatmates which disk various things were
on. 

>> Actually, since 98 is at heart just 95 with some bug fixes, it seems
>> to be more stable in general.

md> Here speaketh a man who has never installed 'active desktop'.  :-)

Guilty of sanity as charged. 

-- 
Mail me as rjc not spt@cstr.ed.ac.uk		_O_
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From: Richard Caley <spt@cstr.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Currant Bun
Date: 2000/01/20
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