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From: Moog 
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Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:57:22 +0000 (UTC)
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SINNER illuminated the devils arse on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:49:54 +0000, by
typing:

>> Ermmm...Yes. IE is a different executable, but IIRC (and I cannot be
>> arsed looking - for obvious reasons) it uses windows explorer as it's
>> base
> 
> Actually I think its the other way, that WE is based on the IE engine.
> Basically the entire OS is on top of IE which is why it cant be removed
> anymore.

Hell yeah. I recall reading about that now. It happened at around the 
time of the Netscape/IE Tussle didn't it? Microsoft's way of ensuring 
browser superiority...again IIRC.

> Think of IE as DOS and WE as DOSSHELL ;)

Heh.

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Moog

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