Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:04:48 +0100 (BST) From: Ben Cohen <bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.95q.980427150406.23293A-100000@red.csi.cam.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980427095851.13346A-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>
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>> > Windows 95 is not an OS because it still runs on "top" of DOS, M$ >> > doesn't admit, but I would not consider it a technicality. >> >> Ridiculous! Windows 95 uses only the BIOS/DOS when native code cannot >> be used. Even FreeBSD uses the BIOS for certain things, are you saying >> that FreeBSD isn't an OS because of that? Does FreeBSD use the BIOS for anything other than booting up and installation? Ben. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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