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From: newton@cleese.apana.org.au (Mark Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Better to start with: NETBSD-0.9 or BSD386?????
Date: 21 Aug 1993 23:43:30 +0930
Organization: cleese.apana.org.au public access UNIX
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In article <CBwnpv.2Ju@autelca.ascom.ch> nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch (Norbert Bladt) writes:
>If you are a former MS-DOS user choose LINUX.
>It's easier to install, and - most important :-) - it will give you the
>feeling of MS-DOS (Ctrl-Alt-Del works !).
One of the things I like about BSD is that ctl-alt-del /doesn't/ work.
Why should it? Why bring DOSisms into UNIX? Why put your system into
a state in which it can be accidentally rebooted if you lean on the
keyboard in the wrong way?
Sheesh!
- mark
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