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From: graham@convex.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.att
Subject: 4.2BSD features for PC compatibles
Message-ID: <85900001@convex>
Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 10:32:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 10:32:00 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 07:13:55 EST
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Nf-From: convex.UUCP!graham    Mar  5 09:32:00 1986


I will soon be buying a PC compatible and want to find out which is the
"most like 4.2BSD" system available for them.  The features I am most
interested in are
	1. ^Z to stop a foreground task
	2. the ability to have background tasks
	3. a "vi" editor
Having used 4.2, I would not want to use a system without the  ^Z feature
and background tasks.  What's the use of multitasking without these?

Marv Graham; Convex Computer Corp. {allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!convex!graham