From:	Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: "Free" Software (was: Euro question)
Date:	Fri, 1 May 1998 13:51:50 -0500

>
> Well, DOS was based on Unix and CPM - each of which had preemptive
> multitasking. DOS chose the worst features of each, discarded some
> more stuff that was useful, warped the rest and sat there smugly as
> IBM forked over the cash.
>
> Unix was doing stuff that DOS could never do in the early 70s. I
> don't remember exactly when X appeared on the scene, but Windows
> has never matched it either. Beat that! :-)
>
We're comparing an OS that has a concept of a user and process, to
one that doesn't. Then we're projecting this 50+ years into the future.
(When the market is only what 30 years old or so). Does anybody
else see problems with this. :) Ah well, it passes a slow friday that is
for sure.

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