B and New B. Priscilla At 06:39 PM 5/31/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: > >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). ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6680&t=6680 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
