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- Subject: Re: why does everybody hate microsoft?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.113905.19790@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 11:39:05 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <1992Aug26.003525.8542@sunb10.cs.uiuc.edu> stangel@sparc3.cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Stangel) writes:
- >
- > >Besides, the GUI is a pile of rubish, and NT isn't supposed to be
- > >compatible with their own DOS/DOG operating system.
-
- YES! The Win3.1 program manager is not as good as the OS/2 WorkPlace Shell.
- Period.
-
- >
- > Windows NT is written almost entirely in C, which makes it rather portable.
- > In fact, as I understand it, you might want to look to see Windows NT
- > running on a Mac in six months...
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- MAC users will love that! I don't know a single MAC user who would give up
- their GUI for the Win3.x program manager.......
-
- If NT had the WPS, I might think about it - all other things being equal (
- don't have the dough for a 64-bit computer....not yet, anyway).
-
- Though, if they were eaula, I'd stay with OS/2. I mean, my PC only has one
- CPU.
-
-
- Steve
-
- --
- Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | If you don't vote for MMP on
- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | September 19, 1992, then you
- withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz | must like things the way they
- **** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | are.....can I live with YOU?
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