Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!emory!wa4mei!turbo!greg From: greg@turbo.atl.ga.us (Greg Montgomery) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: What's the difference between BSD and SystemV?? Message-ID: Date: 2 Jan 91 01:02:17 GMT Reply-To: greg@turbo.atl.ga.us Organization: Montgomery Consultants, Inc. Lines: 22 I've been considering getting a version of Unix for my 386, but I'm confused about SystemV and BSD. I know BSD is the version developed my Berkeley, and SystemV was developed by AT&T, but that's about all. I'd like to know what the main differences are that a user would notice. Are the shells the same? Are the C function calls the same?? Dr. Dobb's Journal had an article on a port of BSD Unix to the 386 that does not contain any AT&T code (it's called 386BSD), and so will be available cheaply (under $100, I believe). I'm considering getting a copy of this when it comes out, as I would like to learn Unix and how to program in C under Unix ( I already know DOS C) and shell script programming. Are most Unix programs written for Berkeley or SystemV Unix or is there not much of a difference, programming-wise?? Please reply by email as I do not have read access here. If requested, I will post a summary of replies. Thanks greatly... Greg ---- Greg Montgomery | Montgomery Consultants, Inc. | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A Internet: greg@turbo.atl.ga.us | Home of the '96 UUCP: {rutgers,ogcise,gatech}!emory!turbo!greg | Olympics!