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- From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
- Subject: Re: Windows == OS
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.163945.7613@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
- Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
- References: <1961cd20@p3.f67.n245.z2.fidonet.org> <TGUEZ.92Aug24191246@jade.tufts.edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:39:45 GMT
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- In <TGUEZ.92Aug24191246@jade.tufts.edu> tguez@jade.tufts.edu (Name) writes:
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-
- > YS> the
- > YS> >resources of the computer". By this definition Windows is a 90% OS.
- > YS> Windows
-
- [Much description of Event Driven multitasking deleted.]
-
- >Therefore, I hold my position, windows is not even close to an
- >operating system. True there are things that will make you think it's
- >an operating system, for instance, the ms-dos time sharing is very
- >nice compared to the windows apps "time BSing" but then you never hear
- >of DesqView held as an operating system.
-
- So, in other words, by your definition, for something to be an
- operating system it must provide preemptive multitasking. Sorry, but
- that requirement simply doesn't make sense. Given that definition,
- practically nothing in the 'personal computer' world is running an
- 'operating system' except for those boxes running OS/2 or UNIX
- variants.
-
- Oh, and just by the way, since Windows DOES provide preemptive
- multitasking for DOS tasks, would that make it an OS by your
- definition, too?
-
- >p.s.
- >I did not intend to be rude to anyone or shoot flames
- >at any particular company, maybe a little flame
- >toward marketing schemes but no more than that.
-
- Not to worry. I think most people who recognize what an OS is also
- recognize that calling something an OS does not necessarily make it a
- GOOD OS.
-
- Perhaps you should find out more about what an operating system is and
- does? As a hint, preemptive multitasking is neither necessary nor
- required.
-
-
-
- --
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- in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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