Well ... since you've gone trolling ...
I can't remember a single widely used OS about which there weren't complaints
galore from the system programmers. The evolution of desktop PC's, however,
has made for lots of "system programmers" though in the current computing
world I doubt there are any more competent ones than in the '60's. There are,
of course millions claiming to be system programmers and claiming to know what
they're doing. There are, in fact, enough to go around.
I hardly believe Microsoft Windows to be the be-all and end-all of operating
systems.
I think the suggestion that Christopher Smith should give up his job just to
promote the interests of the Microsoft-haters, however right or wrong they may
be, is just plain stupid, and if he does that, as I said, he gets what he
deserves. Now, if you're willing to give him a job, that's great, but there's
no chance I'd hire anyone willing to follow such inane advice where employment
is concerned. Since giving bad advice can make you liable, while being stupid
enough to follow such advice can not, I'd be really careful about dispensing
such advice.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:15 AM
Subject: Bad Classic Operating Systems (was: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers)
> Quothe Richard Erlacher, spreader of pro-Microsoft propaganda, from his
> writings of Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 08:07:40PM -0600:
>
> > ... and if you're dumb enough to believe that, you'll get what you
deserve.
>
> Au contraire. Micro$oft windoze users get what they deserve.
>
> To bring this back on-topic: in the years prior to the existence of
> Micro$oft and it's viruses pretending to be operating systems, can
> anyone think of any vintage operating system(s) that was (were) known
> for being poorly designed, annoying to use, and dangerous to data,
> which was (were) regarded with the same disdain as Micro$oft windows,
> yet still had loyal lusers who apparently didn't know any better than
> not to use it (them)?
>
> --
> Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other
animals:
> All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature &
> rdd_at_rddavis.org 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify
such
> http://www.rddavis.org beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.
>
>
Received on Sun Apr 21 2002 - 11:02:50 BST