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From: adt@netcom.com (Anthony D. Tribelli)
Subject: Re: I have one thing to say about Windows '95 & FreeBSD
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Brian Tao (taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw) wrote:
: >: But a typo in my config.sys prevented me from running Win95...
: >
: >Couldn't step through and skip that line? 
:     I assume if Win95 were smart enough, it would allow you that
: option, but I assume it is not (or else Amancio would have tried
: that)...

You made a very bad assumption and you are misinformed. How foolish to
assume a UNIX advocate is going to provide accurate information regarding
Win95. Perhaps you should trying looking at the software yourself rather
than relying on what someone else told you.

Win95 does lets you step through the configuration files.

: >: ... So I booted my system to FreeBSD access
: >: my dos disk and fixed my config.sys...
: >
: >Can't boot to the command line and run edit?
:     Not always possible, depending on the state of you config.sys or
: whatever else Win95 needs to boot.

Do you have any Win95 experience? Win95 does not need config.sys to boot. 

Is the FreeBSD community so insecure that they feel the need to create
these contrived problems where FreeBSD can come to the rescue?

I'm sure Win95 has plenty of real flaws, could we try discussing them
instead of this contrived crap? 

Tony
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Tony Tribelli
adtribelli@acm.org