Asri-unix.584
net.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!menlo70!sri-unix!gwyn@UTEXAS-11
Tue Jan 19 19:29:20 1982
Re: UNIX 3.0
The only reason that VAX UNIXes have been unanimously 4.1bsd is that
32V was little more than a proof that V7 could be ported to the VAX.
I am glad Berkeley has undertaken to make 4.*bsd available, but now
that System III is out I know of one site that is DEFINITELY going to
run it on their VAX (I work there).  Many of our reasons for doing so
would not apply to university sites, especially since you guys can
afford to "buy" UNIX licenses for everything (PWB, V7, 32V).  Some of
the rest of us, however, have to make careful tradeoffs and there are
several valid reasons for going with System III for production use.
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