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From: cetron@utah-cs.UUCP (Edward J Cetron)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: why learn UNIX
Message-ID: <4190@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 12:53:23 EST
Article-I.D.: utah-cs.4190
Posted: Tue Jan 20 12:53:23 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 21-Jan-87 00:37:14 EST
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Reply-To: cetron@utah-cs.UUCP (Edward J Cetron)
Organization: Center for Engineering Design, Univ of Utah
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In article <197@nbc1.UUCP> abs@nbc1.UUCP (Andrew Siegel) writes:
->> In article <3700002@hpfcph.HP.COM> dalem@hpfcph.HP.COM ( Dale McCluskey) writes:
->> 	funny, I know of no dcl shells for unix, but I know of two vms
->> 'shells' which emulate unix (including pipes, redirection...) and only
->> one of the two is from dec (the other is public domain) and at least two
->> full unix emulators (more than just the shell, libraries, system calls, etc)
->> for vms - has anyone yet seen a vms emulator for unix ???  :-)
->> 
->> -ed cetron
->
->Kinda shot yourself in the foot, there, Ed.
->
->Ever consider that the reason there are no VMS utilities for UNIX is
->because no one *wants* one?

	Of course no one wants one, once you use VMS you love it so much you
never want to leave.... .5:-)    and besides, if you want to migrate from
VMS to a more compact, faster, more flexible, neater, UNDERSTANDABLE operating
system, you move over to RSX-11M+ anyway.....

-ed