A long but interesting read... thanks Mark... Though I must admit I skipped over a fair bit of it.. :)
Shawn On Friday 28 October 2005 17:27, Mark Carlson wrote: > On a slightly related note: > There is a good article by Neal Stephenson titled "In the Beginning > was the Command Line" that has a hilarious section at the start: > "MGBs, TANKS, AND BATMOBILES" > It goes on to describe a crossroads of four auto dealers (Microsoft, > Apple, Linux, and BeOS) and their products, Apple having sleek > machines that you have no idea how they work because you can't see on > the inside, Microsoft having an ugly station wagon among other things, > BeOS being a batmobile, and Linux being more advanced than an M1 tank > and was free with the guarantee that "But if you accept one of our > free tanks we will send volunteers to your house to fix it for free > while you sleep!" > > A copy of it can be found here: > http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/C_R_Y_P_T_O_N_O_M_I_C_O_N.shtml
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