Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/31/15:09:47
On 30 Jan 1997, Weiqi Gao wrote:
> >I got news for ya, Linux trashed my Dos partition 3 times, so would
> >that mean GNU is implementing secret espionage like code in Linux?
> >Get a grip! Every little screw-up that happens is not an MS plot to
> >take over the world. Bugs happen, and while its easy to blame MS for
> >them, the truth is IBM's first release of OS/2 was pure shit and not
> >worth it weight in dirt. V2 is when OS/2 became a real OS with
> >potential, and then IBM screwed up by not advertising. Then v3,
> >and a little advertising, still no take off, its too late now,
> >the next OS/2 will support WIN 95 and MS will stop supporting WIN 95
> >and start pushing WIN NT, watch it. However, rumor has it, I know some
> >employees at IBM in Boca [just a 4 hour drive from me] that IBM may
> >already be able to predict MS's next move and beat em' to the punch.
> >We shall see. ;-)
>
> Let's not talk about Microsoft vs. IBM, or OS/2 vs. Windows vs. Windows 95
> vs. Windows NT, or what is pure shit (my number one vote for pure shit goes
> to Windows 1.0). We are trying to work with DOS, mind you. And the
> software we discuss here works pretty darn good.
>
> Think about it, when is the last time anything crashed BY ITSELF?
Run the Netscape 3.0 gold editor (for windows OR Linux) and bring up a
file. Start making a webpage for about 2-5 minutes. Now get up and
go make a coffee. Come back and watch your computer. Don't touch
anything or type or move the mouse. Just wait... ... ...
No more than 15 minutes later - bang "[Quarterdeck Quickboot]" comes
up (if you use QEMM) or "AMIBIOS" or whatever.
P*ss*s me off! (So I don't use it anymore.)
If you mean the last program that crashed by itself in plain ole DOS,
that would have to be Bluewave mail reader 2.21. Very buggy!
Now, if we talk Linux.... Only program to lock my Linuxbox EVER was
running xdos in an xterm. Didn't do anything special, just:
capslock~# xdos -kV
BANG! Thats all she wrote. Boy was I surprised! Had to hit RESET!
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