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From: GWO110%URIACC.BITNET@brownvm.brown.edu (F. Michael Theilig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The latest about MSDOS catching up
Message-ID: <23376@snow-white.udel.EDU>
Date: 2 Jul 90 05:39:32 GMT
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On 1 Jul 90 14:16:08 GMT you said:
>
>
>I re-iterate what has been said by others before:  Windows 3.0 is incredibly
>slick- it certainly changes the future of MSDOS.  If you haven't seen it yet,
>then you should check it out...
>
     Windows doesn't change the future of MS-DOS, it pushes it's inevitable
 death-date back perhaps a year.  Windows 3.0 Virtual machines 8086 tasks
 on an 80386.  Completely different than what Windows 2.0 did.  Also,
 most Windows 2.0 applications will not work under 3.0.  And there is
 precious little Windows software available.

     Windows is still slow.  Slower than a comprable Mac.  I like the idea
 I can switch between applications with no time lag.  Windows adds little
 to the functionality of MS-DOS.  As (I believe) Windows 3.0 requires
 a 386, I don't see why anyone would chose it over OS/2, which at least
 has a sound foundation.

>-scott

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