If Operating Systems Were Airlines ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOS Air: Passengers walk out onto the runway, grab hold of the plane, push it until it gets in the air, hop on, then jump off when it hits the ground. They grab the plane again, push it back into the air, hop on, jump off... Mac Airways: The cashiers, flight attendants, and pilots all look the same, talk the same, and act the same. When you ask them questions about the flight, they reply that you don't want to know, don't need to know, and would you please return to your seat and watch the movie. Windows Airlines: The terminal is neat and clean, the attendants courteous, the pilots capable. The fleet of Lear jets the carrier operates is immense. Your jet takes off without a hitch, pushes above the clouds and, at 20,000 feet, explodes without warning. OS/2 Skyways: Everything looks very comfortable but a little bit plain. The pilots and the carrier are experts, sometimes the flight attendants are a little bit ragged but routined. There are fewer passangers so you have more place to sit. The films are good, but sometimes they are not the newest stuff. There is only first-class and you won't to have pay more for it. All together you have a nice flight and you safely arrive at your destination. Only the few Windows-Airline-Survivors in the departure-hall singing "Tomorrow we own the sky alone" are a little bit disturbing. Fly Windows NT: Passengers carry their seats out onto the tarmac and place them in the outline of a plane. They sit down, flap their arms, and make jet swooshing sounds as if they are flying. Unix Express: Passengers bring a piece of the airplane and a box of tools with them to the airport. They gather on the tarmac, arguing about what kind of plane they want to build. The passengers split into groups and build several different aircraft but give them all the same name. Only some passengers reach their destinations, but _all_ of them believe they arrived. AIR GEOS: The airlines has a diverse fleet of commuter, mid-range and even supersonic aircraft, the termanils are open and clean, with lots of complimentary services for the passangers. The rates are the lowest in the buisness, but still the terminals are empty because they have not had a single arr/dep for years.