From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-cpm
Newsgroups: fa.info-cpm
Title: Re: MARC, etc.
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.285
Posted: Wed Dec  8 16:01:17 1982
Received: Thu Dec  9 04:51:35 1982

>From wegeng.wbst@Parc-Maxc  Wed Dec  8 15:56:48 1982
In-Reply-To: ELIOT's message of 7 December 1982 17:09-EST
To: Eliot Scott Ramey <ELIOT@Mit-Mc>
Cc: vortex!lauren@Lbl-Unix, info-cpm@BRL
Via:  Parc-Maxc; 8 Dec 82 10:50-EST
Via:  Brl; 8 Dec 82 11:12-EST
Via:  Brl-Bmd; 8 Dec 82 11:24-EST

Eliot,

"...then will there be to do on a MARC system?"  Well, lots.  What is there to do
on a RSX11-M system when we have RT-11?  What about RSTS?  The answer is
that different operating systems appeal to different applications and different
users.  In reality that's a big reason why both UNIX and VMS exist for VAX
computers, and will continue to exist.  Each has it's group of followers.

I personally have nothing against CP/M, but I find that the user interface (and
general philosophy) of UNIX to be more to my liking.  Therefore, I look forward
to the day when I can purchase MARC for my home system.  That's all.

==dw