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From: mason@tmsoft.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,comp.sys.misc,comp.bugs.sys5,comp.bugs.misc
Subject: Re: REQUEST: Comments on IN/IX SysV UNIX
Message-ID: <137@tmsoft.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 18-Apr-87 21:42:14 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 18 21:42:14 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 19-Apr-87 06:36:51 EST
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Reply-To: mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Organization: TM Software Associates, Toronto
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Keywords: INTERACTIVE Systems, comments, opinions
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In article <869@chinet.UUCP> wmf@chinet.UUCP (William M. Fischer) writes:
>
>I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with the
>IN/IX UNIX System 5 Operating System from INTERACTIVE Systems located in
>Santa Monica, CA.
>
>Particularly interested in impressions of communications and development
>system capabilities.

I hope it's getting better, but Ser/IX (Unix on an IBM Series/1) is,
I believe, a version of this.  (...never heard of Unix on a Series/1?,
not really surprising, IBM only sold the combo for about 9 months as far as
I can figure.  Unfortunately 'ryesone.UUCP' (where I'm sysadmin as well as
here) is one...)

It's hard to say what's their fault & what's just the Series/1.  One of
the most maddening things is they have basically System V, but with Berkeley
terminal drivers....so nothing, that does anything at all fancy, ports!
The manuals are also AFU...MAYBE better for a novice, very frustrating
for someone familiar with Unix.  Nroff doesn't work.  Little things.
(AIX - System V for IBM PC-RT has similar fouled up manuals, I believe
it's by the same people).

On the bright side, anyone that can make a pretty bug-free C compiler
for the Series/1 can't be stupid.  (Though anyone who would try might
be considered a little mentally unstable; it's the weirdest architecture
I've ever seen....makes the 8086 look positively reasonable.)
-- 
	../Dave Mason,	TM Software Associates	(Compilers & System Consulting)
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