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- Subject: Re: I will NEVER buy Windows 95 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(
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- Date: 31 Jan 1996 04:29:01 GMT
- Organization: Colorado School of Mines
- Message-ID: <4emr6d$png@magma.Mines.EDU>
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- Gonzo (murphree@vvm.com) wrote:
-
- : > In article <4e9t74$c2h@thor.pla-net.net>,
- : > TR Nevins <trnevins@pla-net.net> wrote:
- : > >Windows 95 has proven to be the operating system for the
- : > >future. I was one of the testers for the early beta versions
- : > >and I would of been the first to agree at that time, but the
- : > >released version has sold me. I run 16 and 32 bit apps.
- : > >Of course.. the 32 bit apps perform better then the 16 bit, but
- : > >I feel the 16 bit programs also gain a performance boost from
- : > >this system. Good Bye DOS Hello Windows 95.
- : >
- : > Bzzzzz. Sorry, wrong. Micsosoft itself has stated that the OS of
- : > the future will be some descendent of NT.
- : >
- : > Windows 95 is little more than Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with a new
- : > GUI and PnP support.
- : >
- : > Steve
- : > --
- : > Steve Ward, Jr., Advanced Systems Specialist
- : > School of Engineering, University of Portland
- : > Portland OR
- : > steve@up.edu
-
- : Bzzzzzzt
- : Wrong yourself, Win95 is a 32 OS in every way. And, Microsoft said that the OS
- : of the future will be a meld of both NT AND WIN95. Do your homework before you
- : knock something you know nothing about.
-
- Bzzzzzt.
- Win95 is a 32 bit OS only when it isn't calling 16-bit
- dos code.
-
- Ever hear of thunking layers, PSP's?
-
- Ever hear of the GDI?
-
- Win95 GDI is 16-bit...which means that everytime Win95 displays
- something, 16-bit code is called.
-
- But hey, if you'd done your homework you would've know
- that.
-
- Microsoft has said that NT and Win95 are not likely
- to merge code bases.
-
- But hey, ....
-
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- /Aleksander P. Lesniak (alesniak@mines.edu) Team OS/2
- /Eng. Physics: Colorado School of Mines Team OS/2
- /Intern Student: Bell Laboratories Team OS/2
- /Only speaking for me. selim sivad sevil
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