Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!matrax!comcon!tim From: tim@comcon.UUCP (Tim Brown) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: Modems Message-ID: <555@comcon.UUCP> Date: 15 Feb 91 07:33:07 GMT References: <1991Feb13.164020.29596@meadow.uucp> Distribution: comp.unix.aix Organization: The SABUS Group Lines: 25 Quite a few people berate IBM for some of the differences in AIX as compared to UNIX. I have to put my two cents in here... I am one very happy IBM RS6000 user. I can appreciate the views of some unix users who feel that IBM has overstepped its bounds in changing AIX in various ways. I felt that way at first also, but upon close examination and a few months of use it is clear that for the most part they knew what they were doing. One thing stands out very much, that is that the utilities IBM has supplied in place of "more traditional" unix commands *work*. This simply can't be said of some other systems. This version of AIX also has numerous features simply not found on UNIX systems at all. IBM deserves sound congratulations for thier work. Thier continued support after the sale is also extremely refreshing. I have always believed in giving credit where it is due and IBM deserves it for sure. Tim Brown -- Tim Brown The SABUS Group uunet!matrax!comcon!tim