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- From: duplain@rtf.bt.co.uk (Andy Duplain)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: OS differences and improvements (Was Re: new PC's, what's happening acorn?)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.091259.6300@rtf.bt.co.uk>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 09:12:59 GMT
- References: <1992Aug28.080035.15100@rdg.dec.com> <1992Aug30.055156.11162@microsoft.com>
- Organization: BT Customer Systems, Brighton, UK
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- In article <1992Aug30.055156.11162@microsoft.com> t-piersh@microsoft.com (Piers Haken) writes:
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- >My advice : wait for Compaq to release their P5 machine range, buy one,
- >and run Linux on it. You'll get:
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- No, no, no. You should run 386BSD then you'll get:
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- >1) A f**k-off powerful machine.
- >2) A free OS.
- >3) Friendly support.
- Nice way of putting it.
- >4) Upgrades even before they're ready.
- Is that a feature ?
- >5) X-windows.
- >6) the ability to use gibberish at will.
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- Let's *not* start a Linux/386BSD war now :-)
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- Andy Duplain, BT Customer Systems, Brighton, UK. duplain@rtf.bt.co.uk
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