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From: giguere@csg.uwaterloo.ca (Eric Giguere)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Unix support (was Re: Unix/X Windows)
Keywords: painful, unwieldy
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Date: 25 Nov 90 04:01:06 GMT
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As I mentioned in another posting, I don't think the average Amiga user is
going to network his Amiga to a TCP/IP based network, so the networking
advantages X Windows has don't really come into play.

However, on talking to my local Amiga dealer recently, I came across another
problem.  Basically, how are the Amiga 3000s with Unix going to be sold and
supported?  My dealer has no one knowledgeable about Unix on staff, nor in
fact do they WANT to support Unix.  I guess this is why those rumours about
Commodore buying part of Sun's Unix line were floating around the net.  Unless
the person who is setting up the Amiga Unix system has had experience with
Unix beforehand, they're definitely going to need strong dealer support.  So
how is this going to happen?

It wouldn't surprise me if Commodore is initially aiming the Unix machines
at educational markets -- they're more likely to have staff that know what
to do with Unix and how to set it up and support it.

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Eric Giguere                                       giguere@csg.UWaterloo.CA
           Quoth the raven: "Eat my shorts!" --- Poe & Groening