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From: rick@uunet.uu.net (Rick Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent
Subject: Re: obsolete Sequent software
Summary: timelines
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Date: 26 Feb 91 23:10:54 GMT
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In article <1991Feb26.173944.3570@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>, eckert@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Toerless Eckert) writes:
> 
> > (Ever notice that the Dynix release schedule takes longer and slips
> > more times than the BSD release schedule? I suppose its another attempt
> > at Berkeley compatibility even if the customers dont want that level of
> > compatibility...)
> 
> What, 3.1 dynix is already there, but 4.4 bsd is still under development,
> so what ?

3.1 dynix could charitably be compared to 4.3bsd which finally came out in
1986, 4 years after 4.2bsd. So what? Only 5 years behind? (And its
still missing lots of basic features that are in 4.3)

Sequents System 5 release FIVE would be a better comparison to 4.4bsd as
far as timing goes.


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