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Re: Derivative effects.



On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 07:21:02AM -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?

Nope, Dos was for 16 bit PCs. It was like Unix's under-achieving relative :)
8.3 filenames, single-tasking, crappy shell,...

> I kind'a miss DOS.

http://www.freedos.org

Bijan
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http://www.crasseux.com

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