> Oh, cut to the chase will you? I was enjoying all the Chinese water
> torture. The psychiatric evaluations, the APARs (BTW no more MVS source -
> OCO is another security feature too!), the technical impossibility, the
> mounting weight of evidence, the faecal fragrance of what could only be PR
> beyond any reasonable doubt, but it's not all QED, first we must prove it
> and that is the fun part.
The only problem in scoring points against Windows products
is that there's so little challenge. It's sometimes WAAYYY
too easy.
I remember when the source for lots of this stuff was available
on the platforms; I think Amdahl's first PCM (Plug-Compatible-
Mainframe) kinda panicked the PTB. And Bill is still pissed off
from those folks in the mid 1970's who stole a paper-tape copy
of his BASIC for the intel 8080 that he's not gonna let anyone
get a free ride EVER AGAIN. Of course, having been spread that
way, it probably sold more copies later on and helped him get
started by establishing his name.
<HUMOR>
The details of _my_ registry are quite inconsequential.
...
Very well, where shall I begin...
My software vendor was a relentlessly self-promoting egotist
is a BASIC interpreter and a penchant for monopolies. He would
swagger, eat from vending machines and make outrageous claims-
Like _he_ had invented the Graphical User Interface. At times
we would accuse OS|2 of riding on his coat-tails - The kind of
general mailaise that marketers have and techies lament.
My hardware vendor was a Taiwanese Clone maker who's products
made Packard-Bell's look good.
My days were typical- Boot-ups in the morning, Blue Screens by
noon, in the afternoon a mad scramble for services packs. In
the evenings we would download MP3s via Napster.
When I was insolent I was forced to log into AOL and read only
the messages there - Quite standard, really.
When I reached the age of reason a Finnish grad student
ritualistically introduced me to an operating system now closely
associated with Penguins.
You know, there really _is_ nothing like a system shorn of Windows.
It's quite breathtaking, I quite recommend it.
</HUMOR>
And, in the same voice:
"You are the MS-DOS of Evil: Only 640K, not evil enough!"
--
John R. Campbell Speaker to Machines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- As a SysAdmin, yes, I CAN read your e-mail, but I DON'T get that bored!
Disclaimer: All opinions expressed above are those of John R. Campbell
alone and are seriously unlikely to reflect the opinions of
his employer(s) or lackeys thereof. Anyone who says
differently is itching for a fight!
