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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Snotnose on Tuesday February 06 2018, @10:34PM (6 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Tuesday February 06 2018, @10:34PM (#634145)

    Windows from 3.0 to 10 count as 1 OS, all Unix's count as 1. Thinking back I come up with 10-11. TRS-DOS, NEW-DOS, CP/M, RSX-11, VMS, Pyramid-OS, Windows, *nix, TRS-80 Basic, GEM, and a couple more in school (early 80s) I've forgotten the name of.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @02:30AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @02:30AM (#634259)

    DOS-based Windows and NT-based Windows are completely different operating systems. In fact there was an unreleased version of NT called Microsoft Neptune which was actually not named Windows. I have used Microsoft Neptune and it might have been nice if Microsoft had dropped the name Windows but brand recognition prevailed.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @06:27AM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @06:27AM (#634320)

      > Microsoft Neptune

      Should've named it Microsoft Uranus. Then you could call tech support and say that Uranus is being an ass.

      • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @08:02AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @08:02AM (#634332)

        VMS = "Virtual Memory System"

        'W' == 'V'+1
        'N' == 'M'+1
        'T' == 'S'+1

        WNT = "Windows New Technology"

        NT = "New Technology"

        NepTune = 'N' +"ep"+ 'T' +"une"

        Ahahahaha I get it now. Dude pass the weed dude.

      • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Wednesday February 07 2018, @03:19PM (1 child)

        by acid andy (1683) on Wednesday February 07 2018, @03:19PM (#634406) Homepage Journal

        Yeah, hello? My planet is being a jenny.

        I mean, my celestial body is being a donkey.

        What? No, I mean, I'm being orbited by an equine.

        *CLICK*

        Hello? Please help me with my errant asinus satellite! Hello!?

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 08 2018, @03:05AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 08 2018, @03:05AM (#634651)

          The sun finally calls his supermassive black mother?

    • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Thursday February 08 2018, @02:36AM

      by Snotnose (1623) on Thursday February 08 2018, @02:36AM (#634640)

      That's why I broke out TRS-80 Basic and TRS-DOS. Never mind I spelled the OS that has made me successful *nux. Sigh.

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