X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,9ba64c635b2340c1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-25 13:44:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!feed.textport.net!sn-xit-04!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: anonymous@bogus_address.con Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Dead or alive... Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 20:44:34 -0000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 54 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:7967 On 2001-09-25 nowhere@nowhere.co.uk said: > >Not so. DOS is a small, relatively efficient O.S. ...unlike > >that bloated pointee-clickee abomination. > >Linux is an even smaller, yet much more efficient OS... Linux is smaller and more efficient than DOS?!? This simply isn't true, son. >...which, get this, actually lets you run more than one program >at once. Multitasking can be easily accomplished in DOS. I multitask all the time. The only difference is, multitasking capability is not =built in= to DOS. You just have to use third-party multitasking software. But that's no big deal. >You can even fit it on a boot disk. Not a =full= Linux; only a very bare-bones install. > > ...You simply don't need a mega-gigabyte drive. > >You don't need a hard disk for a Linux-based machine! You can load >it off a boot disk or boot over the network. Likewise with DOS. > > And we haven't yet mentioned security. I think we all know > > how 'secure' WinDoze is. Not! :) > >Exactly. With DOS, there is nothing to break into! That's a GOOD thing. It's a 'plus; a feature! :) >What? Are you serious? Linux is one of the most efficient OSes there >is. It only needs 4MB of RAM! Guess we have a different definition of 'efficient.' DOS needs only 128 =kilobytes= of lower RAM. And =no= extended memory is required! >It looks like you really haven't used Linux. I've used it...and still use it occasionally for a few specific purposes. But it looks like =you're= not very familiar with DOS! :) (In all fairness, it should be pointed out that I'm talking about =real,= true DOS...not the pseudo-'M$-DOS Prompt' that one can invoke from within WinDoze.)