> From: <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Yes, the OS must absolutely remain backwardly compatible...
And just where is that buggy whip holder on my new Prius... :-)
Seriously, I understand your point of view, but certainly such a rigid
policy would result in stagnation, and eventual irrelevance, no? (Your
citing OS/2 is a good case in point!)
:::: "Primitive skills" are trivial to learn, compared to getting
along with each other! It's not hard to make a stone axe -- what's
hard is not using it on your neighbor! ::::
:::: Jan Steinman, http://www.EcoReality.org ::::
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