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From: dennis@et.htp.com (dennis)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD in a Windows World
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>In article <199508201613.MAA01700@mail.htp.com>,
>dennis <dennis@et.htp.com> wrote:
>>A real operating system is one that provides a computer with usable
>>services, which both DOS and WINDOS (as it should be called) do.
>
>An operating system is that component of the software in a computer that
>manages system resources. In the case of DOS the operating system is embedded
>in every application: just about every resource allocation issue is fobbed
>off on the application writer. All DOS manages is storage and a modicum of
>device interfaces... and most programs ignore the DOS-provided drivers.
>
>Windows is better, though it does leave applications responsible for most
>scheduling.
>
>>Academically, it may be the truth, but the point is that its irrelevant. The
>>market is driven by functinality,
>
>The market is not driven by functionality. It's driven by applications. the
>market doesn't care what an operating system is so long as it runs their
>applications. It doesn't even care much how good those applications are so
>long as they can do what they bought them for.

Application availability define functionality, so we are basically saying
the same thing.

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