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Shark8 wrote:
>
> But then, prior to Unix, O/S's were usually steeped in
> assembler language (like OS/2 for a modern example).  C
> has been a big improvement in that regard.

OS/2 "prior to Unix"? Unix dates from ~1970, OS/2 the 1980s.

What I find funny is that the alternatives to Windows are all versions of Unix. 
Unix is hardly perfect; you'd think we'd have come up with something better by now.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Well, a gala day is enough for me. I don't think
I can handle any more."
Duck Soup
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