From:	Tudor <tudor AT cam DOT org>
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Subject:	Re: What's all the hype about OpenDOS
Date:	Mon, 27 Jan 1997 21:15:01 -0800
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Paul Brannan wrote:
> 
> > Anyways, FreeWin95 seems cool!
> > I see it as 2 partitions: one with LINUX and the other with freewin95.
> 
> Yeah, FreeWin95 seems cool, but what we need is a cool OS that actually
> works.  We need it to take up less memory.  And we need it to make full
> use of the computer's processing power.  Linux works well at this, but
> let's face it: Linux is a joke when it comes to the end user.  Who wants
> to fool around editing /etc/* files when they can just use the Control
> Panel?  Now, perhaps this idea seems a little funny, but how about
> taking Viewmax and making it the base for an OpenDOS GUI?  We can even
> port apps to it, useful apps.  I think the only useful app that runs
> under Viewmax is Ventura draw, or something like that.  I see some
> potential here!
I think the user interface is the coolest thing abot win95. And that's
it!
All the rest sux. LINUX beats win95 4 outta five. That 1 is the
graphical interface....
But still, win95 crashes all the time and started trashing the hdd .
LINUX doesn't do that.
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tudor 'at' cam 'dot' org
'This is Scott Nudds of the Borg. C is irrelevant.'

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