DOS ain't dead

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/

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Make DOS great again!
Make Russia small again!

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> https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/

This year doesn't start good.

In October 2022 I exchanged a few lines by e-mail with Mr Wirth.

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> https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/

Famous (funny) quote :
Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value.

More at: TOP 25 QUOTES BY NIKLAUS WIRTH | A-Z Quotes

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