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From: thw9759@ultb.UUCP (T.H. White)
Newsgroups: comp.unix
Subject: Re: AIX, System V comparision
Summary: AIX RULES
Keywords: AIX, System V
Message-ID: <3477@altos86.Altos.COM>
Date: 6 Jul 89 19:00:14 GMT
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In article <1100@altos86.UUCP>, jeff@swusrgrp.UUCP (Jeff Tye sys adm) writes:
> 
> IBM is wasting their time. System V is so far advanced and accepted that
> IBM has no chance of catching up. Unless AIX has some very advanced and
> useful features, it's a waste of everybody's time.
>  
> Interactive Systems 386/ix System V 3.2 or SCO's UNIX 3.2 (which
> is in beta now) would be two good choices. They are both available on the
> PS/2 386.
> 

Well, I think that IBM's AIX blows system V right out of the water! It has
all of system V's goodies plus a few from BSD like sockets. AIX also has
a virtual terminal support which tops windows any day. If AIX gets out
there and the price gets low enough to compete with system V (maybe
already is) and the price of the PS/2 hardware would lower also, that AIX
could potentially be as big a hit as DOS.

Plus, with AIX, and the PS/2's you have IBM support which beats AT&T 
any day. IBM is NOT wasting their time, merely trying to compete and
hold the edge.

						THW