Re: [NTLK] Linux PDA Similar to Newton

There is no such thing as a command line os, apart from MS-DOS that
is... :p I think you are confusing the O/S with the Shell. OS/X is a
Unix based operating system with an advanced Graphical User Interface
(GUI). It can be started with a
Command Line Interface (CLI) also it includes a Terminal Application
that allows you to run CLI applications or commands within the GUI. I
am not sure how much hard disk space vim or nano use however I think
it is trivially small. You
just need to keep in mind that none of these affect your computing
experience as you are not forced to use them nor are they loaded on
your memory when you are not using them.

Also, the fact that OS X is based on Unix does not mean that it's
obsolete or not advanced, all modern home and server computers are the
based on the binary numeral system which dates back to the 200BC does
this make them all
outdated? I think not... Had OS X been the same 70's distribution BSD
then one could argue...

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On May 31, 2009, at 8:55 AM, Reilly001os@aol.com wrote:

> I don't know enough about NOS's internals to call it superior to Mac
> os x, it kinda seems like an apples/oranges comparison to me as the
> operational goals of the OS's are different. I do however agree that
> osx isn't as advanced as it could be because it is based on a
> command line OS that targeted different ideas, goals, and
> operational modes then the original Mac os. I side with Steve
> Wozniack's statement (in his book iWoz) that they should've fixed
> the classic Mac os. Sure the classic os had its problems and needed
> a major rewrite to offer a lot of modern features but I'll take
> those problems and limits over all the tons of backend stuff (bloat)
> that osx added on because of its roots in command line, posix
> compatiblity, and out right superfluous nature. How many command
> line text editors does osx have? If the user doesn't like the one
> that comes with the system make that user get another one instead of
> defaulting to installing 3 or 4 on every users system.
> By contrast it would seem that NOS would have to avoid bloat at all
> costs because of its mobile nature and need only to be compatible
> with itself. But again I don't know much about NOS "behind the
> scenes", maybe a developer could enlighten us with their comparison
> of the two OS's?
>
> That's just MHO. I have a very minimalist view on system software.
> Although I do think more robust options should be available for
> those that want them I don't think said options should be the
> default. Minimalism FTW! ;-)
>
> Joe Reilly
> ------Original Message------
> From: Dennis B. Swaney
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> To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
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> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Linux PDA Similar to Newton
> Sent: May 30, 2009 22:24
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> M. Horvat wrote:
>> And Linux is an obsolete OS because its influence comes from a
>> 1970s OS, while the Newton OS is the most advanced OS ever.
>> (Seriously.)
>>
>
> So you're saying that the Newton OS is more advanced than Mac Os X
> which
> is ALSO based on an OS that started in the 1970s?
>
> Get a grip. ;)
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Dennis B. Swaney
>
> "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is
> ... oh, never mind."
>
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