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From: keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: APPLE ANNOUNCES GS/OS 5.0--Press Release
Message-ID: <30595@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 13 May 89 03:10:37 GMT
References: <8905110836.AA23244@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8905110836.AA23244@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-sol!pro-nucleus!hzink@nosc.mil writes:
>Network Comment: to #342 by pnet01!crash!BRL.MIL!puff!cat28!blochowi%speedy.wisc.edu
>
>As a matter of fact, what IS bad about the GS system software drifting towards
>the Mac (as you so deftly put it)?  The Mac OS (HFS) definitely beats Prodos
>hands down, and if you look at GS/OS (not running with the Prodos FST) it IS
>already an exact clone of the Mac HFS OS - it includes resource and data
>forks and all the other goodies the Mac possesses.  
>
>So, I really wish people would do their homework first before generalizing
>grossly and making assumptions.  Hope this helps.
>

Actually, I much prefer GS/OS over HFS. Not only does HFS have to carry 
around extra baggage in order to suppert MFS (death to all working directories!)
but GS/OS has legitimate support for alternate file systems and devices. HFS
has this to some degree, but it's not supported. Overall, GS/OS is much
cleaner, general, customizable, and, in many cases, faster.

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