Re: TIB: HAL win95/dos
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Re: TIB: HAL win95/dos
Duh. I made no claim as to being right or wrong, only a reason for my earlier input. What is your point?--D
Rene Kragh Pedersen wrote:
> Douglas S. Oliver wrote:
> >
> > The following definitions are taken from the Glossary of Computer Terms provided on the Microsoft.com technical support web site.
>
> [...]
>
> Popular operating systems include Windows 95, Windows NT, Mac OS, and
> UNIX. Also called executive. Acronym: OS.
>
> [...]
>
> Michael Van Der Kolk wrote:
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> > > > "Windows 95 is an environment, not an operating system. It rides on top of DOS. Many of the funcions that Windows preforms take place through DOS." ‹‹ Inside Windows NT Workstation pg. 57
> [...]
>
> P1: One (or both) sources must be wrong.
> P2: Source #1 is (indirectly) Microsoft.
> P3: Source #2 is (indirectly) Microsoft.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> C1: Microsoft is either wrong, wrong, or both... :-)
>
> --
> Rene Kragh Pedersen
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> man: Why did you get a divorce?
> man:: Too many arguments.
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Douglas S. Oliver
Department of Anthropology
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
e-mail: douglaso@citrus.ucr.edu
or: dsoliver@earthlink.net
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