Xref: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu comp.os.ms-windows.misc:9586 comp.os.ms-windows.apps:11612Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news.harvard.edu!noc.near.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!prism!ccastcoFrom: ccastco@prism.gatech.EDU (Constantinos Malamas)Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.appsSubject: Re: Is ms-windows a "mature" OS?Keywords: ms-windowsMessage-ID: <93531@hydra.gatech.EDU>Date: 18 Apr 93 17:09:02 GMTFollowup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.miscDistribution: usaOrganization: Georgia Institute of TechnologyLines: 46In article <cyen.735139934@ponder> Jesse writes:>hi,>  Have you used Mac system 6.x or 7.x? If the answer is positive, you would>know if ms-windows is a "mature" OS.>>  Days ago people doubted that ms-windows is not a real OS. I can see why>they have such question. Ms-windows confuses many people. Microsoft[Common complaints about MS Windows deleted...]>Jesse>e-mail:cyen@cs.unt.edu/ic43@sol.acs.unt.edu	Hmmmm, why do I get the feeling that this is gonna start one ofthose endless threads 'Mac Vs Win" and might even end up as "OS/2 Vs Win".Well, I dont know if Windows is a mature OS, if I have seen one (in whichcase that has to be X-Windows :) ), but dont be so quick to judge... First of all to try to use plain vanilla Windows is as courageous as to tryto use plain vanilla DOS. There are _lots_ of very nice commercial andshareware packages/utilities that will boost up Windows past what MS itselfthought possible :)... For example, Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0 (a replace-ment for ProgMan) will give you group-within-a-group capability and willeven change group icons, it will launch progs by association (well, FileMandoes that too) or by dragging the file in the apps icon (now Mac doesnt dothat, huh? :) )... And the list goes on and on... Now, Windows _is_ kindahard to finetune, boost and configure, but thats trhe price to pay for notpaying $$$ to get a Mac or an OS/2 capable machine (an entirely differetstory ...)... On the other hand if you dont like the idea of PM's iconsnot correspnding to the files themselves, well they are not supposed to :)..PM is a Program _Launching_ utility not a file manager... Modify your settings to have FM as your shell and not PM, or get a couple of utilitiesfrom cica that supposedly give you a 'Mac feel'... I dont wanna get in thediscussion which is a better system: Mac's are good in their own way -- theyare _different_ not better or worse than Win PCs-- (actually I am writingthis from a Mac lab as a user assistant - so dont think I am partial to Win:) )By all means check out the stuff in cica (ftp to ftp.cica.indiana.edu underthe pub/pc/win3 subdir user: anonymous), or wait for StarTrek (Mac's OS ona PC !!! -- the threads we are gonna have then !!! :) )...Just trying to avoid another Mac-Win war...-- Costas Malamas ____________________________________________________________Georgia Institute of Technology OIT UA -- Opinions expressed are not necessarily OIT's... Internet: ccastco@prism.gatech.edu