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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!ficc!peter
- From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
- Subject: Re: What is lacking in UNIX? (Re: UNIVEL MUST BE KIDDING!!!!!)
- Message-ID: <id._5CW.E53@ferranti.com>
- Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
- References: <1992Dec18.163645.2866@pelane.cubx.com> <168C7C706.CCGREG@mizzou1.missouri.edu> <1992Dec25.072643.20494@netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 21:57:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.072643.20494@netcom.com> messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk) writes:
- > CCGREG@mizzou1.missouri.edu (Greg Johnson) writes:
- > >Here's what I want to know. How many bytes are needed to make a
- > >file-system+loader like MS-DOS gain Unix-like capabilities?
-
- > When are we finally going to acknowledge that different tools have
- > different purposes? Every time I see something like "And my truck can
- > haul more dirt than your Corolla" I say "And who the hell gives a shit?"
-
- Assuming you're really driving a Corolla instead of a Harley:
-
- My truck can haul more dirt, has better handling, a smoother ride, can carry
- more passengers, gets better gas milage, and can fit into a smaller parking
- space, than your Corolla. It doesn't have aerostyled sheetmetal, velour seats,
- or a CD player standard. It also costs more, but I can drive it to multiple
- destinations simultaneously so I only have to buy one for the whole family,
- department, or class.
-
- Oh yeh, it's also got door locks so I can park it outside.
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