Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!crdgw1!ge-dab!tarpit!bilver!amigash!scot From: scot@amigash.UUCP (Scot L. Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: UNIX sys V4.0 Message-ID: Date: 24 Oct 90 23:24:32 GMT References: <15224@cbmvax.commodore.com> <8316@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> <38634@ut-emx.uucp> Lines: 24 >In article <38634@ut-emx.uucp> amiga@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Paul) writes: >I am not trying to start a flame but am truly wondering how commodore with it's >current support staff are going to support Unix? Just thinking about it, Will >commodore sell Unix machines to a stand alone purchaser? Unix is truly a >Guru's machine and requires a lot of help for the novice. With Universities >you have a stalf to suport unix, same at Buisnesses. For Joe Blow off the >street it would be hard to deal with standard unix. Has Commodore put things >in their unix to help novices? Would it be worthwhile to support unix for I don't think Joe Blow off the street is going to walk into a store and say, "Gimme one of dem uniques boxes over there." Most of the people that are going to purchase a Unix box will probably know a fair amount about that OS before the purchase. So support people will be dealing with questions that are more technical in nature than "duh, my new game won't boot...". Those novice's that need a good system to do graphics etc. will be very happy with AmigaDOS, although some would argue that AmigaDOS requires a Guru at times. [hopefully not one in a red outline box however!] -- _ /// /_\ Scot L. Harris ...!tarpit!bilver!amigash!scot \XX/ / \ M I G A Orlando, FL (407)273-1759 [Prodigy censor messages? Nah, they wou