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From: lars@iclswe.icl.se (Lars Tunkrans)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: System V Release 4.0 versus BSD
Keywords: UNIX System V Release 4.0 BSD
Message-ID: <1990Jul27.203756.18208@iclswe.icl.se>
Date: 27 Jul 90 20:37:56 GMT
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ndjc@hobbit.UUCP (Nick Crossley) writes:

>In article <2059@cirrusl.UUCP> dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>>For about two years now, every time somebody has mentioned the System V
>>versus BSD battle (which was really lost and won years ago), somebody
>>else has invariably pointed to the not-yet-here-but-real-soon-now SVR4
>>as the panacea.

>V.4 is not a myth, it is available NOW, and has been since early this year
>(earlier in Europe than in the US!).  ICL has already shipped over 300 of
>our DRS6000 SPARC based systems, running Unix V.4.  I do not believe we are
>the only manufacturer now doing so, either.

>disclaimer: I work for ICL!

>Nick Crossley, ICL NA, 9801 Muirlands, Irvine, CA 92718-2521, USA 714-458-7282
>uunet!ccicpg!ndjc  /  ndjc@ccicpg.UUCP
>-- 

Nick is just slightly wrong we have delivered more than 700 systems , I know 
because I installed and commisioned serial 703 last week !

Lars.

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