Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:05:22 -0500 (EST) From: M Ross Sender: M Ross Subject: Re: DOS v. Windooozz To: opendos AT delorie DOT com In-Reply-To: <3A916782.EC698C5D@earthlink.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: opendos AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk 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 >