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From: AMillar@cup.portal.com (Alan DI Millar)
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Subject: Re: OS/2 vs. Unix
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Date: 12 Mar 90 16:36:58 GMT
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>One of the problems with Unix on a PC is this:
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>  Who on Earth needs a multi-user PC?
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>A multi-user NeXT, I can understand, but a PC?  Why?

What makes a 386 in IBM pc hardware any different that a 386 in a Sun 386i?
And apparently you haven't seen any of the 486 machines yet  :-)

- Alan Millar