Re: In and under

[Stephen Victor <svictor -at- LGC -dot- COM>]

> Jennie Achtemichuk wrote-->
> > I think we found the answer in a posting by Stephen Victor about
>  Multi-platform
> >  docs (another topic):  "Frame runs on UNIX, Mac, and Windows platforms . .
 .
>  "
> >  This is actually how Frame, the manufacturer of FrameMaker, words it in
 their
> >  marketing literature.
> ==============
> I dunno. When used with the word "platform," I agree with you:
> "on" would be the correct choice.

> Unfortunately, your example is really a mixed batch of fruit:
> UNIX is an operating system, Mac is hardware, and Windows is an
> environment. Oranges, apples, and bananas I think.

> When I hear the word "platform," I think hardware.

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Well, take a look at the post I actually left on the topic:

>Actually, Windows is a shell running under DOS. UNIX is an operating system. I
> would suggest "XXX runs on both Windows and UNIX platforms" since platforms is
> a fairly vague term, connoting (in various contexts) both hardware or a
> software operating environment. Alternatively, you could say "XXX runs in both
> Windows and UNIX environments."

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