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Nov 23-1999 Witteman1
Today I was playing a clangame and in 10 minutes I lost the
connection to westwood becaus of windows, now I have two stories. Is
WINDOWS a virus?¿? No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what
viruses do: They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that. Viruses
use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do
so - okay, Windows does that. Viruses will, from time to time, trash
your hard disk - okay, Windows does that too. Viruses are usually
carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and
systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too. Viruses will occasionally
make the user suspect their system is too slow and the user will buy
new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows, too. Until now it seems
Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences:Viruses are
well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their
program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become
more sophisticated as they mature. So Windows is not a virus. It's a
bug. If Operating Systems were Airlines DOS AIR All the passengers go
out onto the runway, grab hold of the plane, push it until it gets in
the air, hop on, jump off when it hits the ground again. Then they
grab the plane again, push it back into the air, hop on, etcetera.
WINDOWS '95 AIRLINES The terminal is very neat and clean, the
attendants are all very attractive and the pilots very capable. The
fleet is immense. After your plane arrives 6 months late, you begin
to wonder why it has not arrived yet. Your jet takes off without a
hitch, pushing above the clouds, and at 20,000 feet it crashes
without warning. MAC AIRWAYS The cashiers, flight attendants, and
pilots all look the same, feel the same and act the same. When asked
questions about the flight they reply that you don't want to know,
don't need to know, and would you please return to your seat and
watch the movie. OS/2 SKYWAYS The terminal is almost empty, with only
a few prospective passengers milling about. Airline personnel walk
around, apologising profusely to customers in hushed voices, pointing
from time to time to the sleek, powerful jets outside the terminal on
the field. They tell each passenger how good the real flight will be
on these new jets and how much safer it will be than Windows
Airlines, but that they will have to wait a little longer for the
technicians to finish the flight systems. FLY WINDOWS NT All the
passengers carry their seats out onto the tarmac, placing the chairs
in the outline of a plane. They all sit down, flap their arms and
make jet swooshing sounds as if they are flying. WINGS of OS/400 The
airline has bought ancient DC-3s, arguably the best and safest planes
that ever flew and painted "747" on their tails to make them look as
if they are fast. The flight attendants, of course, attend to your
every need, though the drinks cost $15 a pop. Stupid questions cost
$230 per hour, unless you have SupportLine, which requires a first
class ticket and membership in the frequent flyer club. MVS AIRLINES
The passengers all gather in the hanger, watching hundreds of
technicians check the flight systems on this immense, luxury
aircraft. This plane has at least 10 engines and seats over 1,000
passengers. All the passengers scramble aboard, as do the necessary
complement of 200 technicians. The pilot takes his place up in the
glass cockpit. He guns the engines, only to realise that the plane is
too big to get through the hangar doors! UNIX EXPRESS Each passenger
brings a piece of the airplane and a box of tools to the airport.
They gather on the tarmac, arguing constantly about what kind of
plane they want to build and how to put it together. Eventually, they
build several different aircraft, but give them all the same name.
Some passengers actually reach their destinations. All passengers
believe they got there.Ok that was all for
now.___________________