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From: jwh@flam.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Howe)
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Subject: Re: how brain dead is AIX?
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Date: 11 Oct 90 02:21:53 GMT
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|> In article <508@ss01.pppl.gov@ccc.nmfecc.gov>
jsm@ss01.pppl.gov@ccc.nmfecc.gov (John Scott McCauley Jr.) writes:
|> >I have a copy of 'IBM RISC System/6000 Software Offerings Overview'
brochure.
|> >I am a little worried about two of the statements made: 

|> >A) When there are conflicts, they are resolved with priority 1) POSIX
|> >	2) SVID 3) 4.3 BSD 4) AIX/RT. (p. 3). 

|> >   I gather that AIX is System V kernel with the Berkeley stuff emulated.
|> >   So, do you get:

|> >     1) the System V file system or the 'Berkeley Fast File System'
|> An AIX fs that handles 255-char filenames, BSD and S5 structs, etc.

|> >     2) streams or sockets

|> Both, I believe.

As far as I can tell streams is not currently supported.  Can anyone tell me if
and when AIX might support streams?  I'm currently working on a port of some
software written for System V which is heavily dependent on streams.  I would
rather not convert the streams code to work with sockets if I don't have to.


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