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- From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD?
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:48:20 GMT
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- papresco@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Paul Prescod) writes:
- >>Unix *IS* different from DOS. Different does not mean more difficult.
- >>With the orthagonality of Unix commands, online help, etc, one could
- >>even argue that for the first time user, Unix is even EASIER to use
- >>than DOS.
-
- >Why can't help be accessed with the HELP command? I thought that was a
-
- I've just called a UNIX BBS, I think he's using ISC (?).
- There is a 'help' command (which he said came with the OS). It's
- a nice help system, mucho better than DOS HELP command.
-
- >>Now please explain why case sensitivity is dumb?
-
- >Sorry, my Unix editor mangled your message. The case where case
- >sensitivity is useful are SO RARE, and even where it is used, it
- >usually shouldn't be.
-
- Oh, in our gopher server we use uppercase/lowercase/space as
- part of filenames. Looks better. Why shouldn't I use it.
- "Meeting Summary" is clearer than meetsum.txt, right ?
-
- >My question is when is there going
- >to be a version for the PC that comes out of the box graphical, user friendly,
- >and with good support when you get stuck.
- I thought SCO has done a very good job.
- -- budi
- --
- Budi Rahardjo <Budi_Rahardjo@UManitoba.Ca>
- Unix Support - Computer Services - University of Manitoba
-