> Just a few points to make:
>
> Microsoft did make computers easy to use. They made the first endureing
GUI
> os. Windows is easy to use, no question about that. The problem is that
> makeing it easy to use also made it unreliable and insecure.
>
> Windows 3.0 thru 3.11 are not opperating systems. They are just shells,
> running on top of dos. Windows 95 is an opperating system. It contains a
> completly new filesystem(fat32 and fat16 with changes to support long
> filenames) and a new io.sys. windows 98 is really windows 95 with a few
> cosmetic changes.
>
> Anyone tried takeing a hex editor to io.sys. You will find error messages,
> boot messages, and loads of stuff you can safely edit. managed to change
the
> 'Starting windows 95' message at startup into 'Shatered windows 95'.
Could I talk you into writing me off list for a little tutorial in how to
use a hex editor to change those files?
Thanks, Mike
