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From: adams@ucunix.san.uc.edu (James Warner Adams)
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Subject: SUNOS 4.1 questions
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I am considering a Sun as a replacement for an ageing workstation I
presently use at home.  This system is used for text processing, software
development, etc.

I have some questions about SUNOS 4.1:

What is included in the basic release: i.e., DWB (troff or ditroff),
development system (pcc, f77, etc.).  What about windowing and networking
support?

I will be using the system as a stand-alone initially, but networking is
an option I want to have available in the future.

I understand that SUNOS, in spite of the AT&T ties, is still based on
BSD4.3.  Is this true?

How much RAM/mass storage is needed?  This machine is not going to be a
server.

How does SUNOS 4.1 compare to the competition in use?  How stable/reliable
is it?  (Compared to S5.4, ULTRIX 4.x, HP/UX, etc.)

Thanks for your input.

       Jim Adams              Department of Physiology and Biophysics
adams@ucunix.san.uc.edu     University of Cincinnati College of Medicine      
Anatidaephobia:  The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.