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- From: steve@up.edu (Steve Ward)
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- Subject: Re: I will NEVER buy Windows 95 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 00:58:58 -0800
- Organization: School of Engineering, University of Portland, Portland OR
- Message-ID: <4enb0i$518@upibm.up.edu>
- References: <4d9iri$7n0@news.mcn.net> <4e9t74$c2h@thor.pla-net.net> <4ej56l$3tg@upibm47.up.edu> <N.013096.165943.31@DeathStar.vvm.com>
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- I wrote:
-
- > > 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.
- >
- In article <N.013096.165943.31@DeathStar.vvm.com>,
- Gonzo <murphree@vvm.com> wrote:
- >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.
-
- Sorry, I don't think so. I suggest you read Andrew Schulman's excellent book
- "Unauthorized Windows 95" to get the real story. There's still a lot of good
- old 16-bit DOS hiding behind Windows 95's new look and feel.
-
- I've done my homework, and it includes more than just regurgitating MS
- marketing hype...
-
- Steve
-
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- Steve Ward, Jr., Advanced Systems Specialist
- School of Engineering, University of Portland
- Portland OR
- steve@up.edu
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