Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades?

Re:Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades? by Spooky23 on Friday June 24, 2016 @07:33AM (#11968893)

Ever use UNIX?

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Re:Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades? by WalterBright on Friday June 24, 2016 @07:49AM (#11968988)

I used DEC systems, then PC systems. I tried SCO Unix, but it was terrible and abandoned it.

Consider also that the DEC's 1967 TOPS-10 operating system led to RT-11 to CP/M to MS-DOS to NT to Windows 10. I'm not aware of government subsidy having any role in that.

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Re:Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades? by pc86 on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:48AM (#11969365)

Just because you can't trace a government dollar directly to Windows 10 doesn't negate the (correct) point that government subsidies directly resulted in the internet and software industry we have today.

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Re:Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades? by bluejekyll on Friday June 24, 2016 @11:32AM (#11970544)

I'm sorry, but did you just imply that DOS was better than UNIX?

I get saying that Windows was a better user environment (maybe) than what existed in UNIX at the time, though I was fine in FVWM.

But I don't think I can take someone seriously that thinks DOS is better than UNIX.

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