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Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 19:38:52 +0200
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From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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	(message from Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel on Wed, 31 May 2000 20:38:14
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Subject: Re: Linux
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> Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 20:38:14 +0600 (LKT)
> From: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
>
> > >>>Besides, at least Linux doesn't crash.
> > 
> > Neither does DOS (haven't seen a bluescreen yet).
> 
> DOS doesn't "crash"...it just locks your system until you have to use the
> power button or the reset button to getout of the crash..

DOS doesn't crash by itself, unlike Windows.  What you describe
happens when a buggy program overwrites DOS.  Of course, with DJGPP
programs, this is much harder to do (unless you want to, that is ;-).