From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-23 10:29:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!east1.newsfeed.sprint-canada.net!news.storm.ca!nnrp1.tor.metronet.ca!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B853D60.172AA305@home.com> From: "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Progress on AdaOS (Was: Re: How Ada could have prevented the Red References: <4a885870.0108112341.7ce02ac0@posting.google.com> <9l6pdo$rlo$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk> <9IFe7.12813$6R6.1221214@news1.cableinet.net> <9lghqu$ac6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7C3293.76F49097@home.com> <9lhefg$lgd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7D47F1.25D6FC78@boeing.com> <5ee5b646.0108171856.18631c4c@posting.google.com> <3B7F624B.7294D24F@acm.org> <9lr6je$5hj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9ltoi7$4is$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B82789B.8D195045@home.com> <9ltuo8$70n$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9lujcr$aai2@news.cis.okstate.edu> <9m0e48$5he$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9m1atj$9qe1@news.cis.okstate.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:29:05 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.96.47.195 NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:29:05 MDT Organization: MetroNet Communications Group Inc. Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12348 Date: 2001-08-23T17:29:05+00:00 List-Id: David Starner wrote: > On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:03:48 -0400, Marin David Condic > > Second off, you are not correct in stating that MacOS and Windows## are $0 > > in cost. When you buy a computer that has this already installed the cost of > > the OS is simply part of the cost of the computer. > > I knew someone would say this. The point is, it's hard to get a home computer > without MacOS or Windows## on it. If I buy a computer (which comes with > Windows), I pay $N. If I buy a computer and then buy AdaOS and remove > what ever came with the computer, it costs $N + $A. So, effictively, Windows > cost me $N - $N = $0. When I bought my last PC, I told them "I didn't need Windows" (I was planning on using it for Linux/FreeBSD). I saved ~ $120 that way. Sure, they probably installed Windows to test all the components, but then it was removed before I got the machine. You're right, it is sometimes "hard", but as a customer, you have to state your requirements. ;-) -- Warren W. Gay VE3WWG http://members.home.net/ve3wwg