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From: resnicks@netcom.COM (Steve Resnick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: (Sigh) Here we go again...
Message-ID: <1991May2.233712.8039@netcom.COM>
Date: 2 May 91 23:37:12 GMT
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In article <48256@ut-emx.uucp> lshaw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw) writes:
>In article <1991May1.163339.27363@watson.ibm.com> larrys@yktvmv writes:
>>In <980@camco.Celestial.COM>, bill@camco.Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:
>>>I still haven't figured out why anyone would want an operating
>>>system divided by 2 (OS/2).  Ignorance seems the only excuse.
>>I see.
>>
>>I suppose you prefer the *UNI*nteresting *X*enophobic operating system,
>>better known as Unix?
>
>The problem with the name "OS/2" is that it totally reeks of IBMishness:
>  - It's four characters,  (like 3090, 3278, etc),
>  - It's not at all inventive, catchy, interesting, or fun.
>  - It's unnecessarily UPPER CASE,
>  - Science can't determine *why* it has a slash in it.  There is *no*
>      *known* physical or grammatical law that indicates it needs to
>      have a slash.  This strange phenomenon is also demonstrated in
>      other IBM product names, like "RS/6000".
>
	The name OS/2 comes from OS/1 which is also an IBM operating system.
	Which sounds a lot better than more than one guy with his balls
	lopped off (Eunichs)
>The majority of incarnations of unix are _not_ running on INTEL
>based machines!  That _alone_ should be enough to convince you
>that unix is better.  :-)  :-)  :-)
>
>
	Oh? Does that mean that since a majority of the computers out
	there are build around Intel processors that I should settle
	for UNIX? 

Give me a UNIX, with a GUI, with a real-time kernel, and real-time interrupt
support that performs better than OS/2 and I'll use it. I haven't seen one
yet, and at $500-$1000 for a copy (of UNIX) I'm not willing to explore.


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