why not?
start your own little list.
I really couldn't care less what Windows is written in.
I personally think you guys should find another topic (that concerns
Linux) to discuss here.
There aren't that many of you who are carrying on this discussion;
why don't you do it privately?
Mark Weaver wrote:
>
> no
>
> --
> Mark
>
> / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat
> * in order to get the rats up from below decks
> * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned!
> *
> * REGISTERED LINUX USER # 182496
> */
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*REPLY SEPERATOR*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2000 Eunice Thompson had this to say!
>
> > Couldn't you folks who want to discuss or vent about Windows
> > find a Windows mailing list or better yet,
> > --start one.
> > Can we just do Linux here?
> > Thanks
> >
> > Eunice
> >
> >
> > Mark Weaver wrote:
> > >
> > > it is...but often you'll find that all this venting is good theropy.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat
> > > * in order to get the rats up from below decks
> > > * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned!
> > > *
> > > * REGISTERED LINUX USER # 182496
> > > */
> > >
> > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*REPLY SEPERATOR*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >
> > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 Abraham Pinzur had this to say!
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > Technically, WinME is Win98 without any trace of DOS under the
> > > > > covers. You
> > > > > won't find autoexec.bat. config.sys, or any of those files on a
> > > > > system with
> > > > > WinME preinstalled.
> > > >
> > > > *Technically*, best I can tell, WinME's relationship to DOS is no different
> > > > from Win95 or Win98. Take it from a guy who's wasted a lot more time
> > > > exploring those relationships than I want to think about...
> > > >
> > > > Basically Win9x's autoexec.bat/config.sys only affected DOS programs anyway.
> > > > MS chose to leave them out in the newest iteration, assuming (fairly
> > > > reasonably, actually) that nobody buying a new WinME computer would ever
> > > > even think of running a DOS program.
> > > >
> > > > However, the dirty little secret is that if you ever have to boot off of
> > > > WinME's rescue floppy, you're right back at the DOS prompt!
> > > >
> > > > BTW, I subscribed to this list under the impression that it was devoted to
> > > > an alternative OS... =)
> > > >
> > > > - Av -
> > > >
> >
> >
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Eunice Thompson
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Treasurer/Community Relations
Cerritos Linux User Group
http://www.cerritoslug.org
