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From: ross@dsd.UUCP (Evan Ross)
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Subject: Re: Unix and the future
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 14:32:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 12 14:32:31 1985
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> ...Unix and its tools are primarily being perpetuated
> because the cost-effectiveness of porting Unix to a new processor is
> much higher than writing a new operating system.  Let's face it, they
> made one good decision which outweighed all the later bad ones, which
> was to write Unix in an easily portable language.
> 

I am not overly fond of Unix, but I must partially agree.  Unix is not
growing because it is a better operating system than others on the market,
but simply because it is relatively portable.

I personally prefer working on VMS, but readily I admit that it will never
attain the popularity that Unix has.

-- 
			Evan Ross   {ihnp4, decwrl!amd} !fortune!dsd!ross

   "Unix, it's not just a trademark, it's an adventure"