From: Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: c|net: Microsoft has officially killed MS-DOS.
Date: 17 Apr 2000 21:33:08 -0700
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Rez <rividh DOT minusthispart AT earthlink DOT net> writes:

> Damian Yerrick wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 01:40:44 GMT, Rez
> > <rividh DOT minusthispart AT earthlink DOT net> wrote:
> > 
> > >[Personally I don't think linux will get anywhere with the mass market
> > >until it can install and run ANY WinApp seamlessly, ie. such that the
> > >average user can't tell the difference.]
> > 
> > Wine is getting there.  It already emulates over 90% of the Win32 API.
> 
> Well enough that the average user can just stick the CD in the drawer
> and have it install painlessly? And run with all features enabled?

No.

Was that a troll?

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