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- From: rwhelan@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Ryan A. Whelan)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.042118.2531@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
- Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
- References: <6212@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> <1992Oct27.023759.23509@dmp.csiro.au> <1992Oct27.161135.25551@nastar.uucp>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 04:21:18 GMT
- Lines: 47
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- >>Does anyone know of an operating system nastier than UNIX,
- >>i.e., case sensative, dir does nothing. Frustration
- >>in getting relatively simple programs to run because of library
- >>problems. Having to compile in the first place!!!!! (I want EXEs)
- >>Communicating with tape and floppy drives, etc, etc, etc.
- >
- >I'll bite.
- >
- >DOS:
- > conflicting TSR's
- > 101 different expansion memory schemes
- > virii abounding from transfer of .EXE files
- > 640K limit until recently
- > no networking
- > few programs with source to fix bugs that the maker won't
- > ls does nothing.
- > lack of case sensitivity limits number of similar names
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > inconsistent wildcard expansion
- > 3-character filename extension ONLY
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Please don't forget you only get 8 character file names to begin with!
- hehe he h with 8 character file names who needs icons? :)
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- I hate MS-DOS filing system!
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- >>It is a sad world when something exists and prospers that makes
- >>MS-DOS look user friendly. (at least with DOS you don't
- >>have to do a system manager's course to run it on your own
- >>computer).
- >
- >Unless you want to network, when you need 3 courses to deal with Novell, modem
- >direct links, and the other network software the last department bought.
- >
- >
- >--
- >Pete Hardie: phardie@nastar (voice) (404) 497-0101
- >Digital Transmission Systems, Inc., Duluth GA
- >Member, DTS Dart Team | cat * | egrep -v "signature virus|infection"
- >Position: Goalie |
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- Ryan A. Whelan "Repetition does not establish validity."
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