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From: ted@bcsaic.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: FYI: VM systems on the net
Message-ID: <607@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 12-Jul-86 14:30:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.607
Posted: Sat Jul 12 14:30:00 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jul-86 23:31:14 EDT
References: <6340MW9@PS>
Reply-To: ted@bcsaic.UUCP (ted jardine)
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Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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In article <6340MW9@PS> MW9@6340MW9@PS writes:
>I would just like to take this opportunity to inform people
>that there are VM systems on the net now.  We've been on
>for awhile and would now like to be considered in discussions.
>UN*X doesn't rule the world.  In fact, it sucks.  (Sorry, that
>was a flame and there is no more net.flame, boo hoo.)
>Ok, when posting sources think about us vm folks.
>And you vm folks, how about posting some relevant stuff!
>     
>"UNIX is to operating systems as QWERTY is to typing."   -me
>-------
>Michael S. Weiss
>The Pennsylvania State University
>MW9@PSUVM.BITNET

I responded to this article in an e-mail message a few days ago.  It
has appeared on the net in this group now for the third time, so I
believe I am justified in broadcasting a response.

It would be preferable that the gentleman (and I use the term advisedly)
making the rude comments consider that he is in facting riding upon a
dinosaur while criticizing the modern world.  With considerable experience
using MVS, TSO, VM, and CMS as well as various Univac, DEC, and other
operating systems I can say that Unix may have some shortcomings for some
applications, but it's a long way in front of whatever is in second place!!

If you want to join a group and participate in it, it is certain that the
first thing you must do is make rude comments about the membership of
the group.  Who needs this kind of trash, especially in net.general?
Surely not Usenet!

TJ {With Amazing Grace} The Piper
(aka Ted Jardine)  CFI-ASME/I
Boeing Knowledge Based Systems Center
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