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From: mjr@hussar.dco.dec.com (Marcus J. Ranum)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: UNIX and POSIX
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Date: 6 Nov 90 05:06:58 GMT
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In article <812@inews.intel.com> bhoughto@cmdnfs.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton) writes:

>[...]  but would it be Unix without pipes?  Heck, no!

	POSIX != UNIX.

...in fact, a purist would argue POSIX and UNIX are mutually exclusive. :)

mjr.
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