Re: TI-H: This is for you robert
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Re: TI-H: This is for you robert
Boy, you sure don't take a joke...
>No, DOS is for people who only want to use applications and are not
>concerned with development. DOS is much simplar to use than UNIX and
>therfore is a better OS for the _masses_. However, looking at the matter
>only on technology, yes, UNIX is superior. Once you get into the
>graphical interfaces, then the point is even clearer...Microsoft's GUI is
>_much_ simplar to use than UNIX's. I have not yet seen a GUI for UNIX
>systems that I would think the common computer user would be comfortable
>with. CDE, OWM, FVWM95, etc are all nice interfaces if all the software
>you'll ever need is already there (meaning there's a sysadmin to set
>everything up for you), but without that, the average computer user would
>be lost.
>
> -Bart
> Pola@cns.uni.edu
> Windows NT System Administrator
>
>
>On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>
>>
>> Well, DOS is for someone who wants to waste time all day long trying to get
>> something done, unix is for someone who wants to get something done in half
>> a minute...
>>
>> >Essentially, command line OS's are much faster for certain tasks, such as
>> >non-graphical programming, and certain type of file management, than GUI's
>> >can.. and GUI's are better for certain things (DTP, WYSIWYG documents,
>> >anything graphical). Plus it is much easier to remotely command a command
>> >line OS. Unix and DOS are great tools for someone who knows what they are
>> >doing.
>> >
>> >>>>Win98 = Win97/95 with built in IE
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Win98 = Last version of windows ever going to be made.
>> >>>
>> >>>Who do you get your info from? Win98=FAT32, software BONDING of modems,
>> >>>OnNow (basically, no boot up process), OffNow (no shutdown time), better
>> >DOS
>> >>>support, much better and much cooler stuff. Bill Gates will keep making
>> >>>newer versions of windows as much as he can keep making profits :~)
>> >>
>> >>Yeah! DOS support! Undoubtedly the most archaic and clumsy OS in current
>> >>existence. Sorry but using a 1970¥s OS with 1998¥s hardware does not make
>> >>sense to me... Perhaps those enlightened PC users out there can enlighten
>> >>me.
>> >>
>> >>Probe Doggie
>> >>
>> >>P.S. May I venture Win98 = win 3.1.2 with some nifty graphics and a couple
>> >>of VXDs.
>> >>
>> >>Probe Doggie
>> >>___________________________________________________________________________
>> >_____
>> >>Oso feel gleat stomping feet of exalted gozillawan. Him clush metlopolitan
>> >>area like so many lightly flied hellings....
>> >>
>> >>
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