Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 10:01:56 -0400 (EDT) From: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> To: Tommy Hallgren <md6tommy@mdstud.chalmers.se> Cc: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@asme.org>, bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980427095851.13346A-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.980427082131.20316A-100000@grosse.mdstud.chalmers.se>
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On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Tommy Hallgren wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote:
>
> > 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?
Where did Pedro say anything about the BIOS? Show me a Windows95
kernel. The kernel is DOS. Windows[x.x/9x] is a SHELL. Someone
has even had Win95 running on OS/2's DOS.
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