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From: david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: 8-bit death
Message-ID: <1991May7.194753.3339@kessner.denver.co.us>
Date: 7 May 91 19:47:53 GMT
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In article <1991May7.145417.23345@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>	Yes, the problem with OS/2 was that it wasn't selling.
>You say it's a superior OS? Superior to what? MS-DOS? Of course
>it was! Superior to Unix? NO.
>	OS/2 basically gave you nothing beyond what Unix gives
>you, and so people simply decided to go the Unix route rather
>than a proprietary IBM route.
>	What would you do? Unix HAS succeeded. OS/2?
>
>	-- Ethan

You forget the most important thing about UNIX-- It Is Not Done By IBM Or 
Mocrosoft!  I have banished Microsoft products from my system, and only
use MS-DOS to boot a term program (into a UNIX system) and to run Flight
Simulator.  Other than that, I want nothing to do with Bill Gates and 
Microsoft-- and I believe that others feel the same way.

Which brings us to the ACE group.  You know, Microsoft, MIPS, DEC, SCO, 
and Compaq(?).   The group that wants to port OS/2 to the MIPS CPU (and
somehow run it on top of UNIX).  The group that wants to make OSF/1 and
Ultrix merge, with SCO somehow fitting into the works.  God, what a
nightmare!  Just think about it:  DEC Workstation _clones_ running
a mangled UNIX with OS/2!

I'm glad that SCO (partally owned by Microsoft) has refused to port 
System Vr4.  It means Microsoft cannot screw it up for the rest of us!

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