Date   : Sun, 12 Dec 1982 03:44:00-CST
From   : alt@Utexas-11
Subject: Reply to: ms-dos

I have no experience with CPM-86, but I am working with MS-DOS right now.
I really dislike MS-DOS.  The features it has are nice, but the
simple stuff really drives me crazy.  For example:  you are running
a program. you change disks.  the next time ms-dos looks at the disk,
it says ``gee, the file allocation table needs to be updated since the
one I have here in core is different. UPDATE''.  bash.  I suppose
one could live with that, but all of the calls to MS-DOS are really
primitive compared to CPM-86 from what I have seen.  If you have
a choice, go with CPM-86.  My opinion of ms-dos: wicked, evil, bad,
nasty, get it away  ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!   The only reason I am
using it is I am beeing paid lots of money to write a silly program.

                       Good Luck,
                       Howard.
PS I'll never do it again.