Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cca!cfh From: cfh@cca.UUCP (Christopher Herot) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Who"s Next? Message-ID: <6377@cca.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-Dec-83 11:57:34 EST Article-I.D.: cca.6377 Posted: Fri Dec 30 11:57:34 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 31-Dec-83 00:59:32 EST References: utcsrgv.2994 Lines: 6 Unix was around for a long time before CP/M or MS-DOS. It just took a long time before this rather complex piece of software replaced the trivial operating systems which preceded it on small computers. I don't see any other more capable O.S.'s waiting in the wings, unless you think someone is going to port Multics to a 8088.