G_Cowboy_is_That_a_Gnu_Hurd? wrote:[color=blue]
> If Operating Systems Were Beer
>
> For most IT professionals coffee is the most preferred drink but,
> directly after that black liquid, beer is a close second AND, it helps when
> discussing
> the advantages and disadvantages of operating systems.
>
> DOS Beer
>
> Requires you to use your own can opener, and requires you to read the
> directions carefully before opening the can. Originally only came in
> an 8-oz. can, but now comes in a 16-oz. can. However, the can is
> divided into 8 compartments of 2 oz. each, which have to be consumed
> separately.
> Although soon to be discontinued, a lot of people are going to keep
> drinking it after it"s no longer available.
>
> Mac Beer
>
> At first, came only in a 16-oz. can, but now comes in a 32-oz. can.
> Considered by many to be a "light" beer. All the cans look identical.
> When you take one from the fridge, it opens itself. The ingredients
> list is not on the can. If you call the brewery to ask about the
> ingredients, you are told that "you don"t need to know." A notice on
> the side reminds you to drag your empties to the trash can.
>
> Windows 3.1 Beer
>
> The world's most popular. Comes in a 16-oz. can that looks a lot like
> Mac Beer's. Requires that you already own DOS Beer. Claims that it
> allows you to drink several DOS Beers simultaneously, but in reality
> you can only drink a few of them, very slowly.
> Especially slow if you are drinking the Windows Beer at the same time.
> Sometimes, for apparently no reason, a can of Windows Beer will
> explode when you open it.
>
> OS/2 Beer
>
> Comes in a 32-oz can. Does allow you to drink several DOS Beers
> simultaneously. Allows you to drink Windows 3.1 Beer simultaneously
> too, but somewhat slower. Advertises that its cans won't explode when
> you open them, even if you shake them up first. You never really see
> anyone drinking OS/2 Beer, but the manufacturer (International Beer
> Manufacturing) claims that 9 million six-packs have been sold.
>
> Windows 95 Beer
>
> No one drinks it much yet, but a lot of people have taste-tested it
> and claim it's wonderful. The can looks a lot like Mac Beer's can, but
> tastes more like Windows 3.1 Beer. It comes in 32-oz. cans, but when
> you look inside, the cans only have 16 oz. of beer in them. Most
> people will probably keep drinking Windows 3.1 Beer until their
> friends try Windows 95 Beer and say they like it. The ingredients
> list, when you look at the small print, has some of the same
> ingredients that come in DOS beer, even though the manufacturer claims
> that this is an entirely new brew.
>
> Windows NT Beer
>
> Comes in 32-oz. cans, but you can only buy it by the truckload. This
> causes most people to have to go out and buy bigger refrigerators. The
> can looks just like Windows 3.1 Beer's, but the company promises to
> change the can to look just like Windows 95 Beer's - after Windows 95
> beer starts shipping. Touted as an "industrial strength" beer, and
> suggested only for use in bars.
>
> Unix Beer
>
> Comes in several different brands, in cans ranging from 8 oz. to 64
> oz. Drinkers of UNIX Beer display fierce brand loyalty, even though
> they claim that all the different
> brands taste almost identical. Sometimes the pop-tops break off when
> you try to open them, so you have to have your own can opener around
> for those occasions, in which case you either need a complete set of
> instructions or a friend who has been drinking UNIX Beer for several
> years.
>
> Amiga DOS Beer
>
> The company has gone out of business, but their recipe has been picked
> up by some weird German company, so now this beer will be an import.
> AmigaDOS Beer never really sold very well because the original
> manufacturer didn't understand marketing. Like UNIX Beer, AmigaDOS
> Beer fans are an extremely loyal and loud group. It originally came in
> a 16-oz. can, but now comes in 32-oz. cans too. When this can was
> originally introduced, it appeared flashy and colorful, but the design
> hasn"t changed much over the years, so it appears dated now. Critics
> of this beer claim that it is only meant for watching TV anyway.
>
> VMS Beer
>
> Requires minimal user interaction, except for popping the top and
> sipping. However, cans have been known on occasion to explode, or
> contain extremely un-beer-like contents.
> Best drunk in high pressure development environments. When you call
> the manufacturer for the list of ingredients, you're told that it's
> proprietary and referred to an unknown listing in the manuals
> published by the FDA. Rumors have it that this was once listed in the
> Physicians' Desk Reference as a tranquilizer, but no one can claim to
> have actually seen it.[/color]

Linux beer: Brew your own...

Karl S.