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From: Lennart Augustsson <augustss@cs.chalmers.se>
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?)
Date: 04 Apr 1997 14:07:57 +0200
Organization: Dept. of CS, Chalmers, Sweden
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lcappite@sprynet.com (Goatboy) writes:
> I don't need to be around as long as you to know that an OS designed
^^^^^^^^
> 25 years ago on computers with less than 64K RAM is easier to use than
> one that was made on computers running at 200MHz and with 64MB RAM 4
^^^^
> years ago (like NT).
I see that at least you've observered the crucial difference. Designed
vs. made. I'll take design any day. :-)
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-- Lennart Augustsson
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