DOS ain't dead - WINDOWS and GATES

WINDOWS and GATES (Users)

posted by lucho, 20.05.2008, 10:52

> No. It's the same with "Windows" and "Windows". Which one is the operating
> system and which one is the "hole in wall"? It depends on the context, but
> there's still room for interpretation, because these are very common words.

The difference is in the first letter, it's capital for the OS and small for the real window. If you "capitalise" both, the ambiguity becomes full, like in the following pun which I made up more than a decade ago (not to be taken too seriously!):

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES CLOSED WINDOWS AND OPEN GATES. GATES MUST BE OPENED BY A QUALIFIED SURGEON.

:-D :-D :-D

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Complete thread:

Do you know MultiDOS? - mr, 16.05.2008, 15:10 (Users)
- Do you know MultiDOS? - Steve, 18.05.2008, 09:17
  - EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 08:45
    - EDR-DOS - rr, 19.05.2008, 09:45
      - EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 10:29
        EDR-DOS - rr, 19.05.2008, 11:25
        EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 14:43
    - EDR-DOS - Steve, 19.05.2008, 15:07
      - EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 17:36
        EDR-DOS - Steve, 19.05.2008, 18:14
        EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 18:45
        EDR-DOS - Steve, 19.05.2008, 21:06
        EDR-DOS - Rugxulo, 19.05.2008, 23:15
        DR-DOS - lucho, 20.05.2008, 13:11
        EDR-DOS - Steve, 20.05.2008, 17:30
        DR-DOS 8 - lucho, 20.05.2008, 17:54
        EDR-DOS - Rugxulo, 20.05.2008, 21:49
        DR-DOS vs. MS-DOS source code - lucho, 21.05.2008, 20:18
        DR-DOS vs. MS-DOS source code - rr, 21.05.2008, 22:10
        Micro$0ft - lucho, 22.05.2008, 15:40
        EDR-DOS - lucho, 20.05.2008, 08:24
        EDR-DOS - rr, 20.05.2008, 09:47
        EDR-DOS - lucho, 20.05.2008, 10:08
        EDR-DOS - rr, 20.05.2008, 10:17
        WINDOWS and GATES - lucho, 20.05.2008, 10:52
        EDR-DOS - marcov, 21.05.2008, 14:39
        Lawyers - lucho, 21.05.2008, 20:34
        EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 21:36
        EDR-DOS - rr, 21.05.2008, 22:13
        EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 22:49
        EDR-DOS - rr, 21.05.2008, 23:35
        EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 23:44
        EDR-DOS - rr, 22.05.2008, 07:48
        EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 22.05.2008, 09:29
        EDR-DOS - rr, 22.05.2008, 10:06
        EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 23:58
        Lawyers and DOS - lucho, 22.05.2008, 16:19
        Open source vs. free software - lucho, 22.05.2008, 16:03
  - Do you know MultiDOS? - Japheth, 19.05.2008, 10:00
    - OpenDOS licence - lucho, 19.05.2008, 10:38
      - OpenDOS licence - rr, 19.05.2008, 11:27
        OpenDOS licence - lucho, 19.05.2008, 14:53
        OpenDOS licence - rr, 19.05.2008, 15:25