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Re: Identifying CPU and current OS



mick.crane composed on 2025-09-29 18:07 (UTC+0100):

> I never really knew what this meant but liked the sound of it.
> 
> "32 bit extensions and a graphical shell [on top of] a 16 bit patch to 
> an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, 
> written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition."

This was a description of Windows 95 and its legacy going back to Bill Gates and
Paul Allen making their deal with IBM for an operating system for its personal
computer.
-- 
Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion,
	based on faith, not based on science.

 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!

Felix Miata


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