From: "Geo." 

Thank you, that part about "until recently" is the only reason we
are making this point about naming software.

Geo.

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:9cjiuusp58hhndf7elnvrnonvh54mrssdi{at}4ax.com...
>
> Not frozen in time.  Just a different target audience until recently.
>
>  /m
>
> On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:45:35 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
> >I didn't forget the origins, however NT started out with the Win 3.1 UI
on
> >it and that has now become XP so what's the problem? Is unix frozen in
time
> >or something?
> >
> >Geo.
> >
> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> >news:mtvhuu84ajsjq26vku5qggpvln6okt6svh{at}4ax.com...
> >>
> >> You forget the origins of the two OS's you have compared.  DOS was
> >> created as a general-use "OS" (I'm using
"OS" very liberally here...).
> >> UNIX was created in the world of techies, by and for techies.
> >>
> >> So comparing "dir" with "ls" is not an
appropriate comaprison.
> >>
> >>  /m
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 14:55:21 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
> >>
> >> >I'd expect that from a guy named /m 
> >> >
> >> >Geo.
> >> >
> >> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> >> >news:3b4cuuk55ftrhujkdgcq6mrpc3emp1qv0c{at}4ax.com...
> >> >> On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:41:19 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Even dos used "dir" which was short for
> >> >> >directory, on unix they use "ls" for
list when they could have just
> >used
> >> >> >"list", but nooo... that would be 100%
more typing..
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> And your point is?
> >> >>
> >> >> I like the shorter command names.
> >> >>
> >> >>  /m
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

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