[Am-info] Thank you but remember OS/2 - eCS

[John J. Urbaniak]

Thanks, Gene

John


Gene Gaines wrote:

> James Love
> Director
> Consumer Project on Technology
> P.O. Box 19367, Washington DC 20036
> www.cptech.org
>
> Dear Jamie,
>
> Speaking for at least a few of the people on the AM-INFO
> listserv, I wish to both:
>
>    (1) applaud your and Ralph Nader's recent communications
>        to government officials pointing out that being aware
>        of monopoly-encouraging impact of purchasing software
>        from Microsoft which in fact has no competition and
>        accepting licensing terms which eliminate competition,
>        at http://www.cptech.org/at/ms/omb4jun02ms.html, and
>
>    (2) chide you for not mentioning, in your list of alternative
>        software, one of the most important and highest quality
>        operating systems on the market -- IBM's OS/2.
>
>        Microsoft's bullying of IBM, which hurt IBM so badly in
>        the PC market, led to their dropping the marketing of OS/2.
>
>        But that system survives, continues to be supported by IBM
>        and today is in use in many quality computing environments
>        around the world.
>
>        Serenity Systems has licensed OS/2 from IBM, and is
>        continuing the development of OS/2 under the name eCS.
>
>        eCS is an honest operating system.  It stands miles above
>        Microsoft's windows label of operating systems.
>
> Actually, Jamie, when I read one of your letter which left out
> OS/2, I was so very pleased by the letter.  But the OS/2 omission
> resulted in me promising to take responsibility for:
>
>    "gently holding Mr. Nader's hand, and also gently thumping
>    Jamie Love on the head, and reminding them both that OS/2
>    (eCS) not only still lives but has stood the test of time
>    as a superior quality operating system."
>
> Jamie Love and Ralph Nader, we thank you very much for your good
> work.  Also, of course, for hosting the AM-INFO list.
>
> Your work is appreciated.
>
> N.B.  Why should Windows be capitalized?  I do not believe it is
> a valid tradename.  I have windows in my home, and the term
> "windows" was in use in the computer field before Bill Gates is
> said to have been caught "borrowing" code from Digital Research Inc.
> So, it is windows for me.
>
> Gene Gaines
> gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
> Sterling, Virginia  USA
>
>  -- Viva Hon. Dr. Edgar Villanueva Nuñez --
>  -- Congressman of the Republic of Perú ---
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>
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