Re: Dead or alive...
On 2001-09-25 now...@nowhere.co.uk said: > >Not so. DOS is a small, relatively efficient O.S. ...unlike > >that bloated pointee-clickee abomination. > >Linux is an even smaller, yet much more efficient OS... Linux is smaller and more efficient than DOS?!? This simply isn't true, son. >...which, get this, actually lets you run more than one program >at once. Multitasking can be easily accomplished in DOS. I multitask all the time. The only difference is, multitasking capability is not =built in= to DOS. You just have to use third-party multitasking software. But that's no big deal. >You can even fit it on a boot disk. Not a =full= Linux; only a very bare-bones install. > > ...You simply don't need a mega-gigabyte drive. > >You don't need a hard disk for a Linux-based machine! You can load >it off a boot disk or boot over the network. Likewise with DOS. > > And we haven't yet mentioned security. I think we all know > > how 'secure' WinDoze is. Not! :) > >Exactly. With DOS, there is nothing to break into! That's a GOOD thing. It's a 'plus; a feature! :) >What? Are you serious? Linux is one of the most efficient OSes there >is. It only needs 4MB of RAM! Guess we have a different definition of 'efficient.' DOS needs only 128 =kilobytes= of lower RAM. And =no= extended memory is required! >It looks like you really haven't used Linux. I've used it...and still use it occasionally for a few specific purposes. But it looks like =you're= not very familiar with DOS! :) (In all fairness, it should be pointed out that I'm talking about =real,= true DOS...not the pseudo-'M$-DOS Prompt' that one can invoke from within WinDoze.)
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