Look at it this way: MSDOS is an overgrown program loader; the MacOS
is an overgrown user interface. Neither is an operating system, but
the second is better for running applications.
-- Paul Placeway
is an overgrown user interface. Neither is an operating system, but
the second is better for running applications.
-- Paul Placeway
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