Path: utzoo!mnetor!frank
From: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: QNX & QTalk Forsale $400
Message-ID: <5683@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: 13 Feb 91 22:10:44 GMT
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In article <1991Feb11.123135.5244@anomaly.SBS.COM) mpd@anomaly.SBS.COM (Michael P. Deignan) writes:
)frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes:
)
)>I wouldn't say 'completely'. It supports the standard C library, and
)>supplements it with its own message-passing primitives. Which is not to
)>say there aren't inconsistencies. However, this will become moot with the
)>next release (this spring) which is fully Posix-compliant.
)
)This is the same Posix-compliant version that they were promising for
)1st Quarter 90, right? Then 2nd Quarter 90? Then 3rd Quarter? And so on?

Sarcasm aside (do you want information, or is it more fun flaming?),
yes, they're a year behind. You can choose to view this as poor
management (or whatever) or a commitment to get it right before
releasing it. In any case, they demo'ed it at their conference
last September and, as far as I know, are on schedule for whatever
date they're currently promising. If you want more information,
phone Quantum.
-- 
Frank Kolnick,
Basis Computer Systems Inc.
UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank