The Ubuntu Experiment

[Dotan Cohen]

2008/8/2 Mark Williams <mark.666 at blueyonder.co.uk>:
>> There you go.  once in 1 1/2 years isn't bad.  Sorry, I use XP daily, and it
>> doesn't crash.  Ever.
>
> Oh well in that case an Atari ST only crashes once every 16 years or
> so.... And the ZX81 must have the most reliable OS ever ;]
>

The Atari is running on hardware designed specifically for the OS, and
the OS was written specifically for that hardware. Now superfluous
drivers or undocumented APIs. Most dedicated hardware/software
platforms are extremely stable. When was the last time your microwave
oven BSODed on you?

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Dotan Cohen

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