Bob, Well, I will agree that the assembly source for the OS (including the ROM Monitor) should be part of the manual.
Heathkit H89. CP/M or HDOS, depending on the day of the week. HDOS -- there was an OS with some teeth! Color? Graphics? Hah! Regards, Garry * [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [SURVPC] Call Me Crazy - I still Love Dos! > "G. Douglas Burton (95)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You know this entire discussion can be summed up by > > admitting if you learned computers using DOS, you will > > think that DOS is easier to use. Same goes if you came > > into the computer realm using Unix/Linux. You are > > naturally going to think that it is by far the superior > > OS. I just feel sorry for the poor saps whose first > > contact with computers was Windows, they don't have a > > clue! > > I cut my teeth on DOS 3.3. APPLE DOS 3.3. I RESENT the > noble name of DOS having been usurped by these pretenders! > CATALOG is the right command, and NOT dir. It's IN#6 and > NOT Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Directories are for wimps! > Double-sided diskettes lead to waste! Not having to use > BRUN to launch a program promotes viruses and sloppiness > on the part of users! The use of COLOR text leads to > unacceptable increases in the amount of storage required > to store simple ASCII documents! Screw the mouse, NUMERIC > KEYPADS and FUNCTION KEYS are needless distractions! And > finally, the assembly language source for the entire OS > should be part of the user's manual! PROGRESS SUCKS! > AUUUUUUGH! > > There! It's OUT! > > (How was that guys?) > > - Bob > The American Old Frontier Luddite > To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
