Re: Translation please II

[Christopher Pall <x97pall@wmich.edu>]

I agree, we've already gone over the classic definition of what an
operating system is, and I think I've said this already (maybe even in
this thread!)

The issue isn't whether or not the Browser belongs in the "Operating
System" The issue is whether or not Microsoft is using it's dominance in
one market to overcome competition in another. And for a company such as
Microsoft which has repeatedly demonstrated this type of behaviour, it's
time that it was stopped.

They can keep their API in, but take the browser out.

Ozzy Chacon wrote:

> ---"Glenn T. Livezey" <glivezey@netserv.unmc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > On On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 13:07:03 -0500 (EST),
> > "Francisco U. Rodríguez Rodríguez" <fubaldo@dipusevilla.es> wrote
> > >Subject: Re: definitions
> > >¿Un sistma operativo se puede arrancar como un programa?. Windows
> 95 sí.
> > In re: P.A. Petricone's
> > >> This is from the world's on-line folks at comp.os.research news
> group,
> > >> last update 1995.
> > >>  I wonder if they will re-write it in 1998?
> > >> -pap
> >
> > And I requested a translation from the list.
> >
> > I received a reply from John Bryan
> > >Looks to me like the person is asking:
> > >"Can an operating system be started like a program?"
> > >And the answer was, "Windows 95, yes".
> >
> > And another from Christopher Pall
> > >Well I used the translation tool at alta-vista (I love alta-vista!)
> and got this
> > >back...
> > >Sistma operative can be started like a program? Windows 95, yes.
> > >But I don't know what it means exactly except maybe, Operating
> system can be
> > >started like a program, Windows95 can be. That's it though!
> >
> > Both of which prompted me to assume that this was an important point
> > in distinguishing Win95 from a true Operating System
> > >(I replied
> > >Thank you. And that is an interesting point (not previously
> addressed in
> > >this forum to my knowledge) that adds to the assertion that Windoze
> is most
> > >definitely NOT an operating system (for those who still believed it
> was a
> > >matter of semantics). I never bought or installed 95 (only
> reinstalled prior 3.x
> > >versions supplied "free" by OEM computer vendors). I know Win3.x
> could be
> > >invoked from a DOS prompt commandline (and was most certainly a GUI
> shell
> > >at best). Does Win95 function the same way?
> > >And if so, is this similar to a request to reboot the "system" or
> is it more similar
> > >to the request to "run" the Win3.x shell program on top of DOS?
> >
>
> Hmmm, with that logic, Netware too isn't a real operating system.
> When I worked with Netware a couple of years back, I would boot DOS
> first and then invoke Netware from the DOS command-line.  When I
> shutdown Netware I had the option of exiting back to DOS.
>
> Therefore, be careful how you classify operating systems.
>
> Ozzy Chacon
>
>
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                       Christopher Pall
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