From:	Timothy P Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject:	Re: New SR E-mag
Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 1996 15:15:17 -0800

>
> Spike (u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK) wrote:
> : |: beginning to hate the attitude of *NIX mavens who claim that theirs is
the
> : |: one true operating system.
> : |
> : |Apart from OS2 and Macintosh, it is. Microsoft stuff is by far too
> : |crappy to be called a real OS.
> : Bravo!
> : (You left out QDOS and SMSQ, but I'll let you off being as they're a bit
> : obscure.... They beat anything by Microsoft as well....)
>
> I apologize for that. I left out VMS as well - VMS is old and crappy
> and a pain in the ass to use, but it is a real OS, at least.
>
> Later,
> Georg

ummm...doesn't the fact that I use my OS make it real? Or are we going to go
into a debate on reality and perception and a bunch of philosophical drek about
what's "real" and what's not and things like that?

Do you want to tell all those millions of people that use MS products that their
OS actually doesn't exist or should I? 'Caus I think that they'd all be real
interested in knowing if Bill is actually selling them anything or
not...actually it's a brilliant business scheme if you think about it... get
people to shell out $100 bucks (ok, may be like $80, or $50 if you upgrade..)
for an imaginary product.

Either way, this has nothing to do with SR, the SR E-mag or the fact that Fro
already posted a descision....so...

<big huge flashing letters>

END THIS THREAD!!!

</big huge flashing letters>

~Tim (any offence given is merely a matter of perception, and should be duly
ignored, dodged, parried (counter-attacks are not allowed) or resisted with
hardening and an suitable high Bod rating.)