20 Sep
1998
20 Sep
'98
5:59 p.m.
Eric Smith wrote:
Doug Yowza <yowza(a)yowza.com> wrote:
I guess it's time for the FAQ to be reposted. (Sam?) Linux is
less than ten years old itself -- it runs on computers somewhat
older -- most of those computers will also run Microsoft
operating systems. The original TRS-80 ran a Microsoft operating
system (Level 2 BASIC in ROM). As did the Model 100. While the
Model 100 had an 8085, the Model 1 had a Z-80.
You say you don't consider an '86 box that runs an MS OS to be a
classic -- please give us examples of '86 boxen that _can't_ run an
MS OS. And tell us how those are more "classic" than an XT.
You're new here -- it's known that I am no fan of Intel or MS, but I
try to let the credit lay where it will -- I came to Unix before I
ever used MS-DOS because my employer (Radio Shack) licensed Xenix
On this list, "classic" means 10 years
old or older, for the most part.
The 386 already qualifies.
Ugh! I guess I'm a bigot, but I'm personally unwilling to consider any x86
that runs a Microsoft OS to be a classic. You can't polish a turd.
If age is the only criterion for establishing "classicness", this list
might as well be called the old computers list to reduce the number of
characters we have to type. from Microsoft who had failed to make it an end-user
product.
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When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright