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From: jans@tekecs.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: net.decus,net.unix,net.usenix
Subject: Re: Favorite operating systems query
Message-ID: <7347@tekecs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Jun-86 21:08:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekecs.7347
Posted: Tue Jun 17 21:08:03 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Jun-86 19:36:14 EDT
References: <339@valid.UUCP> <1075@houxa.UUCP>
Reply-To: jans@tekecs.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
Lines: 19
Keywords: VMS, Multics, UNIX, fanaticism
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In article <1075@houxa.UUCP> mel1@houxa.UUCP (M.HAAS) writes:
>VMS, Multics, MVS, CMS, Kronos, TOPS-10, Ibsys, etc. are all
>"just other vendor supported products".  They all have been
>or will be "de-supported".  It doesn't matter a bit what
>is good or better about any of them (unless, of course, there
>is a good idea or two there to incorporate into the portable
>operating systems - UNIX and PC-DOS...
>
>"Value is measured by three factors: portability, portability,
>and portability."

Last I heard, PieceofCrap-DOS is portable only as long as Intel
"supports" 80x86 processors, and as long as Microsoft sees money
in it.  This makes it "just (an)other vendor supported product"
in my eyes!
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