Mail Archives: opendos/2001/02/22/22:05:33
Thanks, some good observations & comments, actually some great history.
But irrelevant. I was only referring to my desire to read about DOS.
Thank you.
The Best To You & Your's,
Ross ARR
ico p046715b AT pb DOT seflin DOT org
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Thomas Webb wrote:
> Windoze was the natural result of a need to "dumb down" computer use so
> that mere mortals could get the benefits. We have Apple and MicroSoft to
> thank for the massive growth in the microcomputer industry. Without the
> "consumerization" of the technology, we would still be running CP/M on
> $8000 8-bit machines. (I was there, and believe me, those were not the
> "good old days")
>
> If you want better tools, they are out there in the form of all the
> flavors of unix, DR-DOS and the like. The reason Windoze has a virtual
> lock on the world is that it is ->MARKETED<- big time and is
> shrinkwrapped in an attractive package. Windoze is a perfect example of
> the victory of style and cosmetics over content, but it and systems like
> it will live forever because most of the buying population buys style
> and content, not substance. Personally, I can't afford the time spent in
> keeping MicroSoft stuff running cleanly. I use Linux/Xwindows with
> StarOffice and it is bulletproof on an old Pentium 133. DR-DOS and
> Arachne are a great combination for 486 and older machines, and Arachne
> gives you a gui desktop for launching other DOS applications. We are
> using DR-DOS and Arachne as the default platform for computers we run
> through the recycling operation, and have had excellent luck with it.
>
> The sense I am getting from this thread is that there are a lot of
> people running Windoze that are dabbling in DOS, but staying firmly
> entrenched in Windoze. My own experience has been that your experience
> would be much more pleasant and enriching if you would get an old
> clunker 486 for $25-$50 and put DR-DOS on it by itself. Bill G never has
> played well with the other kids, and there's little reason to believe he
> ever will.
>
> --
> Tom Webb
> Come visit at http://wordwonder.com
>
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