Re: Derivative effects.
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:21:02 -0500, Haines Brown wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 10:43:56PM -0800, Day Brown wrote:
>> > Linux comes from Unix, which was designed for mainframes.
>> > windows comes from dos, which was designed for personal desktops.
>>
>> Well technically Unix was designed for mid-sized computers...
>
> And wasn't DOS designed for the workstation? The adaptation of DOS for
> personal use I associate with Windows 3.1, while OS/2 was a
> (object-oriented) GUI for the workstation.
>
> I kind'a miss DOS.
>
Actually, I miss CP/M. I always thought that "pip" was a much better
program name than "copy" :)
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....................paul
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