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From: ralsina@ultra7.unl.edu.ar (Roberto Alsina)
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?)
Date: 5 Apr 1997 06:11:13 GMT
Organization: Universidad Nacional de San Luis - Argentina
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In article <33456401.68342786@news.sprynet.com>, Goatboy wrote:
>>>I don't need to be around as long as you to know that an OS designed
>>>25 years ago on computers with less than 64K RAM is easier to use than
>>>one that was made on computers running at 200MHz and with 64MB RAM 4
>>>years ago (like NT).
>>
>>So you are saying that Unix is easier than NT?
>
>Where'd u get that from? Also, NT was made when GUIs were and still
>are popular (although I'd rather have voice command. They're pretty
>cool if they work well.
Well, you said "I ... know that an OS designed 25 years ago ... is easier
to use than one ... designed 4 years ago (like NT)". (I cut it
because it's complete above).
Now that sounds like you were saying the old OS (I assume it's UNIX) is
easier than the new one (I assume NT). From your previous posts I know
you think the opposite, so I was mildly surprised to see you wrote that :-)
BTW: 4 years ago, there was no way NT was running on a 200MHZ CPU, and
the 64 MB of ram would have costed about $30000!
Try a 486 DX2/66 with 16 Mb.
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