>Want to make any UNIX-head apoplex? Remind them that DOS is UNIX subset. >The multi-tasking & multi-threaded functions were dropped because there >weren't enough bits in the registers for the Intel 8088. These were added >back in when the hardware for PC's was available. However, they did add >better mnemonics for the UNIX commands so 'ls' became 'dir'. 'Easy' >translates to 'stupid' somehow. But even so it's UNIX! DOS is UNIX! >tee-hee. > >DOS clowns. >UNIX dweebs. >NT geeks. >Cisco nerds. >Where's Diane Arbus when we need her? > >- susan Get back to the origins of the name UNIX. Pronounced aloud, is there an English word that comes to mind? The ancestor of UNIX is MULTICS. UNIX is castrated MULTICS. Extra credit for the two predecessors of C. (No, the first one isn't A). Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6675&t=6675 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]