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Subject: Re: Who's Next?  (Version 2) - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 31-Dec-83 10:35:38 EST
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ucbesvax!turner    Dec 31 05:22:00 1983

The question "what pop-OS will follow UNIX on micros" is non-sensical
to me--UNIX has not properly arrived in the micro market, by a long
shot.  Current PC's barely meet the hardware requirements of very
stripped-down UNIX derivatives.  UNIX on floppy drives, with no
decent memory management, runs about as fast as molasses on Pluto.
(I would be interested in hearing of any contrary experiences.)

Now--with a hard disk, memory management, intel 286 or m68000, and
no less than 256K, you *can* have a reasonable UNIX.  Only when
such configurations (or their functional equivalents) become widespread,
can we go on to the subject of what might supersede UNIX in the micro
OS market.  Talking about it now is ridiculous.
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Michael Turner (ucbvax!ucbesvax.turner)