Actually, you're "both" (meaning all) slightly off-center. A massive communications network was created by *DARPA* (not ARPA) - that is, the Defence Advanced Research Project Agency - so that in the event of, say, New York being nuked, a message from city A (east of NYC) could still get to city B (west of NYC) via city C (south of NYC). I'm oversimplifying, but we have to thank the military for advancing technology. Speaking of which, has anyone noticed tech advances faster (fastest?) during wartime?
For anyone interested in more, and in fact for anyone in general, I highly recommend the book "Cyberpunk" - it details lives of the three greatest crackers known: Kevin Mitnick, rtm and Pengo. It's by Katie Hafner - www.amazon.com for $11.20 new - $0.97 used plus S+H.
Cheers,
Razor
No. An operating system (as anyone true to the 60s, 70s and 80s hardcore sysop mindset should know) is something which operates your COMPUTER, not your LIFE. This includes system resource management, opening and cataloguing folders (directories to you Linuxers), emptying the Trash/Recycle Bin, constructing and adapting windows (an actual window, not the OS), and other mundane tasks. It does not include Internet access. While access may be included (modem or faxmodem, pre-installed software) with some computers, it is not and will never be necessary to operate a comptuer.
Unless the definition thereof changes.
Mmm...slashdot not all about everyone's 2nd-favourite operating system. Soyez silencieux s't'plait quand tu parles de ca de que tu sais rien, mon crisse.
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Actually, you're "both" (meaning all) slightly off-center. A massive communications network was created by *DARPA* (not ARPA) - that is, the Defence Advanced Research Project Agency - so that in the event of, say, New York being nuked, a message from city A (east of NYC) could still get to city B (west of NYC) via city C (south of NYC). I'm oversimplifying, but we have to thank the military for advancing technology. Speaking of which, has anyone noticed tech advances faster (fastest?) during wartime? For anyone interested in more, and in fact for anyone in general, I highly recommend the book "Cyberpunk" - it details lives of the three greatest crackers known: Kevin Mitnick, rtm and Pengo. It's by Katie Hafner - www.amazon.com for $11.20 new - $0.97 used plus S+H. Cheers, Razor
No. An operating system (as anyone true to the 60s, 70s and 80s hardcore sysop mindset should know) is something which operates your COMPUTER, not your LIFE. This includes system resource management, opening and cataloguing folders (directories to you Linuxers), emptying the Trash/Recycle Bin, constructing and adapting windows (an actual window, not the OS), and other mundane tasks. It does not include Internet access. While access may be included (modem or faxmodem, pre-installed software) with some computers, it is not and will never be necessary to operate a comptuer. Unless the definition thereof changes.
Mmm...slashdot not all about everyone's 2nd-favourite operating system. Soyez silencieux s't'plait quand tu parles de ca de que tu sais rien, mon crisse.