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From: cory@three.MV.COM (Cory Kempf)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Macintosh OS
Message-ID: <367@three.MV.COM>
Date: 11 Jun 90 13:52:41 GMT
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seanf@sco.COM (Sean Fagan) writes:

>In article <355@three.MV.COM> cory@three.MV.COM (Cory Kempf) writes:
>>				  Remember: The USER is in control.

>And that is why the MacOS is not a "true" OS.  Because the *USER* (actually,
>the application) is in control, not the OS.

Your statement is meangingless.  MacOS defines a way to manage the 
resources of the system: Memory, Disk, Screen, Keyboard, Mouse, CPU,
etc.  Whether or not it the "Best" *POLICY* is a matter for debate.  However,
it does provide for management of said resources.  Ergo, it is an OS.

And until OS writers start to give away hardware, I will continue to
prefer that I control the hardware that I buy, not somebody else.

+C
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