From: Charles E. Fox <foxvideo_at_wincom.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: 16 March 1998 22:51
Subject: Microsoft&Windows
> At the risk of getting incinerated, I would like to put in my two bits on
>the great MS debate.
> You fellows tend to resemble a lot of Grand Prix drivers running down
>Fords and Chevvies. What it comes right down to is that there are a whole
>bunch of people who are doing useful things with computers who would not be
>if they had to depend on the equipment and software that was available
>before PC's, Mac's, MS-Dos and Windows.
> I saw the same thing with the introduction of self threading 16mm
>projectors about twenty five years ago. The National Film Board of Canada
>banned them because they chewed up film, but they made it possible for
>thousands of teachers to use film in their classes.
> Someday possibly we can run our modern computers with an operating system
>that comes on one single sided floppy, but until then lets appreciate what
>we have.
Hey, we've already had that - it was called DOS (albeit versions prior to
about 5.0) ;-p
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