Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 03:01:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT 55-174 DOT hy DOT cgocable DOT ca>
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On Thu, 8 May 1997, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> As much as I like OD, and the idea of OD, it is hardly going to
> be better than any other OS.  Each OS has it's strong points and
> it's weak points.  No OS will EVER do everything better than any
> other OS, and to strive for that is rediculous.  Multiple tools
> for multiple jobs.  If someone gave me a hammer with a built in
> screwdriver and said "this does everything, and does it best".  I
> would still use my trusty separate hammer, and separate
> screwdriver.  Do you see my analogy?

Exactly! Note that no multitasking OS will *EVER* beat bare 16-bit DOS for
game performance... A game running on DOS via a DOS extender is the
fastest thing around. No DirectX or WinG will ever get you faster than
that. Linux won't do any better.

Pierre Phaneuf