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Microsoft, which became the world's largest personal computer software maker by selling MS-DOS, is now trying to repeat the success story through its new operating system software...
Called Windows NT, the program, which controls the working of a computer, bears striking resemblance to Microsoft Windows, the popular graphical interface to MS-DOS...
...first thing that distinguishes the two programs is that NT is a stand-alone operating system, while Windows runs on top of MS-DOS. Because its core sections (known as the kernel to computer professionals) were written from scratch, NT is free of all the quirks and limitations for which MS-DOS has gained much notoriety...
...speed--after all, Digital Electric Corporation's Alpha can now run four times as fast, at 200MHz--but its promise to run a host of different operating systems. With backing from both Apple and IBM, PowerPC computers will be able to run programs written for the Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2, UNIX and other platforms, although such compatibilities must be provided through software...
...annual Head of the Charles regatta brings visitors from all regions (of Andover and Exeter) to fair Cambridge this weekend. In the spirit of welcome we offer several dos and don't we hope will come in handy...