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DOS IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS ESSAY

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Guybrush

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Nov 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/14/97
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Here is my essay for DOS IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS
Games run better in DOS operating system because in the windows operating
SYSTEM you have much less how should i say MEMORY....

and that being the fact DOS runs games faster because your processor is larger
and faster in DOS than in Windows because in WINDOWS OS you have to make your
processor run slow to make the OS RUN.

SO I like DOS better because it has CONFIG.SYS and windows only had AUTOEXC.BAT
YA KNOW!?!?

Do you think i'll get a c

T.J.S.

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Nov 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/14/97
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Guybrush <guyb...@aol.com> wrote in article
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Depends on what grade you're in... :)

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Kevin Siddique

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Nov 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/14/97
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> Here is my essay for DOS IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS
> Games run better in DOS operating system because in the windows operating
> SYSTEM you have much less how should i say MEMORY....

Umm... no.It really depends on the game and how it was made.
DOS games are limited to 640k conventional unless they use extended memory.

> and that being the fact DOS runs games faster because your processor is larger
> and faster in DOS than in Windows because in WINDOWS OS you have to make your
> processor run slow to make the OS RUN.

The processor is in fact the same no matter what game you play (unless you change
it for each game).But, yes, there is more overhead when running in Windows.

> SO I like DOS better because it has CONFIG.SYS and windows only had AUTOEXC.BAT
> YA KNOW!?!?

Actually, in DOS or Windows, CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT both exist and serve the
same purpose.

> Do you think i'll get a c

Whatever. Just don't post things like this in an EMULATOR group again.

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Jake Kesinger

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Nov 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/15/97
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Guybrush (guyb...@aol.com) wrote:
: >> Do you think i'll get a c

: >
: >Whatever. Just don't post things like this in an EMULATOR group again.

: AND WHAT YO' ARSE GONNA DO ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!

We'll *plonk* you, that's what we'll do. Good day.
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mike

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Nov 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/15/97
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On 14 Nov 1997 11:52:03 GMT, guyb...@aol.com (Guybrush) wrote:

>Here is my essay for DOS IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS
>Games run better in DOS operating system because in the windows operating
> SYSTEM you have much less how should i say MEMORY....

Not nesisarily (pardon my spelling please)
If you have to use DOS still to run games its about time to upgrade in
some way or another.


>and that being the fact DOS runs games faster because your processor is larger
> and faster in DOS than in Windows because in WINDOWS OS you have to make your
> processor run slow to make the OS RUN.

DOS is an OS too, and under win 95, the win 95 system gives you the
ability to alocate as much or as little power to the game as you see
fit, this goes for both DOS based and Windows based games under win 95
(which really bites compared to...................<you fill in the
blank with ur choise>)


>SO I like DOS better because it has CONFIG.SYS and windows only had AUTOEXC.BAT
> YA KNOW!?!?
>

>Do you think i'll get a c

First off do a lil more research, but I think it is a good idea...
just change that windows runs them better..... although you need so
much add ons its kinda ridiculious. DOS is dead, leave it at that.
Dont get me wrong, i loved dos, and would continue to use it if it had
the same capabilities of windows... but it doesnt.

feel free to rebut my ideas kuz i am pulling half of this stuff outa
my ass..... think its right tho :)

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Have a groovy day

GeeKeR

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Nov 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/23/97
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mike wrote:

Doesn't Windows have a Config.sys?!? You could use it or you could leave
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Geoffrey Lee

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Nov 26, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/26/97
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Why the H&LL are we talking about this in an emulation news group? If you
want to talk about this stuff, go to a news group that says Using Windows 95
or whatever! Please, let's try to keep this to one subject, emulators and
illegal roms.


Geoffrey Lee

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Aug 15, 2017, 2:22:49 PM8/15/17
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I hope you received a A+ for your work.

On Friday, November 14, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Guybrush wrote:
> Here is my essay for DOS IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS
> Games run better in DOS operating system because in the windows operating
> SYSTEM you have much less how should i say MEMORY....
>
> and that being the fact DOS runs games faster because your processor is larger
> and faster in DOS than in Windows because in WINDOWS OS you have to make your
> processor run slow to make the OS RUN.
>

mark...@gmail.com

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Aug 15, 2017, 2:25:37 PM8/15/17
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For sure. If this wasn't true back in '97, why do we need to use DOSBOX today to run those games?
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