Roy Witt wrote to Robert Bashe on Monday March 07 2011 at 15:59:   
      
   RB>> WinXP is an independent graphical OS, not merely a graphical add-on   
   RB>> to an underlying DOS system.   
      
   RW> Like W2k and its earlier version cousins of W9x.   
      
   Oh, no, Roy. W2k was an independent system, but everything before that (except   
   NT, the basis for W2k) was merely a graphical add-on to an underlying DOS.   
      
   Cheers, Bob   
      
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