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Why not use xenix?
Had to be some reason. Those guys could of ported it to any platform. Maybe DOS was quick, dirty and cheap. Same reason why GM doesn't make car bodies out of 304 stainless steel. It is better but the mob cannot afford it.
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Uh, uh, osreinstall.  Judas I. | 06/25/05
Oh boy someone goofed!  osreinstall | 06/25/05
Too young to remember Microsoft Unix (aka Xenix)?  B.O.F.H. | 06/26/05
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osreinstall, revisionist history?  B.O.F.H. | 06/27/05
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