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From: ked@garnet.berkeley.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth)
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Subject: Re: TRON (a little long)
Keywords: Japan, TRON, standards, networks, operating systems
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Date: 15 Jun 89 04:35:10 GMT
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In article <382@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> jdm@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (James D Mooney) writes:
>*WHY DOESN'T ANYONE SEEM TO CARE?*
>
>I do have some theories.  Which one do you think is right?
>
>1. It's a Japanese project, not relevant outside Japan.

It would not surprise me if this is a factor, but I've developed very
conflicting impressions of TRON from reading articles in the Nihon
keizai shinbun. Some articles have made it out as a UNIX-killer.
Everything you always wanted from UNIX plus realtime plus kanji. Others
have left me with the impression that it was little more than a knock
off on UNIX, designed to get around the charges that accepting UNIX in
Japan would be bowing to American software imperialism. Other articles
have left me with the impession that it was nothing more than glorified
MSX.

NOTE: These impressions comes from the Japanese language press.

>have posted this to the most appropriate newsgroups.  If there
>is any interest, I will be glad to post or mail further information
>about TRON, and/or summaries of any comments received.  Thanks.

I'd be interested in any English or Japanese materials you have on the
subject.

Earl H. Kinmonth
History Department
University of California, Davis
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