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From: jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m88k
Subject: Re: Open Hardware
Message-ID: <20@metran.UUCP>
Date: 27 Apr 91 20:43:35 GMT
References: <16@metran.UUCP> <1991Apr26.184514.21951@motcad.portal.com> <1991Apr27.042206.24232@motcad.portal.com>
Organization: Metran Technology, Tampa, Florida
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In article <1991Apr27.042206.24232@motcad.portal.com>, jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin) writes:
> In article <2731@spim.mips.COM> mash@mips.com (John Mashey) writes:
> >I think Jay and J.T. are talking about different levels of things,
> 
> You're right.
> This would be nice (especially when its time to port GNU OS to the 88k
> 
> But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to run DG/UX on a Motorola MPC!

That's a good point!  In my 10 days of evaluating an Aviion workstation,
I became very impressed with DG/UX.  I only had it for 10 days, but for
the level of analysis I was able to do, it seems like a very good system.

I was surprised to find out that Data General sells the UNIX license
separately from the hardware, and for only $450!  That seems too
incredible to be true... someone pinch me.

If they could do this as a hardware independent product, then a competitor's
customer would have the choice of buying DG/UX as a replacement for the
native UNIX port.

Certainly, you would think that Data General itself has a lot to gain
from a hardware standard.

Jay Ts, Director
Metran Technology
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