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Subject: Re: Shredder is King !

Author: Sergei Smith

Date: 13:41:34 03/15/02

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On March 15, 2002 at 13:51:55, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On March 15, 2002 at 11:01:51, Sergei Smith wrote:
>
>>On March 14, 2002 at 14:40:50, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On March 14, 2002 at 13:53:25, Sergei Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 14, 2002 at 12:25:18, David Dory wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>What OS is it that you like so well?
>>>>>
>>>>>Not Windows, not Linux. BeOS? BSD?
>>>>>
>>>>>If you say DOS, I'm hunting you down, partner ;-))
>>>>>
>>>>>Glad you like Shredder. It's a deserving program IMHO.
>>>>>
>>>>>Dave
>>>>
>>>>Just like Linux to which it is closely related, it's UNIX based with a
>>>>compatibility layer that allows you to run Win32 apps. All common Win 32 apps
>>>>are running well but there is no VB support and it will not be implemented
>>>>because of philosophical reasons. It can be installed right on top of DOS or
>>>>right on top of the Windows kernel without partitioning. It supports the Opera
>>>>6.0 browser and also has a smaller native browser. I use chess software mainly
>>>>to test the compatibility layer of my main project and the bench marks so far
>>>>are better than can be expected under WindoZe. The installation requires of
>>>>course a few DOS commands just like any common Linux distro but once the OS is
>>>>started you do not need any DOS commands anymore. Maybe next month I'll
>>>>distribute it to a few serious beta testers. Drop me a note if interested.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>If you really believe that Shredder can win against The King 75.5-4.5 under fair
>>>conditions, then I have a lot of concerns about any project coming from you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>Maybe you should try this combination of adapters yourself. Tiger performed even
>>worse than The King
>
>
>
>Oh great! You have found a combination of interfaces/adapters that really sucks.
>
>So what?
>
>
>
>    Christophe

LOL



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