On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:
> True, but there are some of us that are more interested in old software
> than the hardware. I for one, love to study old operating systems and see
Actually, that sounds like a very worthwhile thing to do. :-)
> just how much has been lost to time in the onslaught of Microsoft and Unix
Lots... What do you think about a UNIX-AOS/VS-VMS-MPE-Guardian hybrid?
> (the two worst things to happen to the industry but some might argue about
> the Unix bit 8-)
As much as I like UNIX, I'd also like to see more of a variety in the
area of popular operating systems. Having only UNIX and M$-Windoze as
popular operating systems isn't much of a choice. Doesn't that limited
choice stifle innovation and creativity?
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