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From: mhobson@potpourri.UUCP (Marshall Hobson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: bsd unix vs dec's vms
Message-ID: <259@potpourri.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 2-May-87 11:05:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: potpourr.259
Posted: Sat May  2 11:05:27 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 3-May-87 06:23:20 EDT
References: <3492f966.8be4@apollo.uucp>
Organization: Gould CSD, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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in article <3492f966.8be4@apollo.uucp>, jps@apollo.uucp (Jeffrey P. Snover) says:
> 
>>I need to obtain performance figures to compare bsd unix
>>and dec's vms. I will apreciate if anyone can send me
>>that kind of data (and to which I can make a reference...)
>  
> You'll probably get a couple of hundred responses in this
> vein but here's the first one:
> 
> It depends on what you want to do.
> 
>     examples:
>         - If you want to spawn many jobs, bsd would probably
>           win hands down.
>         - If you want optimal performance on a system that
>           has heterogenous computing tasks (ya know, somebody
>           is calculating an fft, while someone else does a
>           db query while the secretary types a letter) you'll
>           find that vms will tend to be better.
> 
> There probably about a million of examples so if you could
> narrow you focus you'll probably get some better feedback.
> 
> /*** OPINION ON ***/
> On of the great things about VMS is that (in general) if you
> have enough money (and that might be alot) you can buy the
> performance that you need.  On the other hand
> it doesn't matter how much money you have,  you can't put
> UNIX in a situation where it matters whether it works or not.


	      Jeffrey,

	    I have been using Gould's 'UTX/32' version of UNIX, and it's
	not only got (bsd)-Unix incorporated with-in it, but it also has
	AT&T-system V commands too! To my knowledge not only is the UNIX-
	better, but also Goulds machines are much faster too! ( about 25%)
	Also I believe it's about 25% cheaper( the hardware that is ) When
	I say faster and cheaper, I'm comparing to 'Dec's machines, and
	'Dec's UNIX 'vms'.  If there are any other user's of GOULD's -
	machines out-there in net-land I would really like to hear what 
	they think about them too!

          Send me mail and let me know any particulars you want to know
	about Goulds machines/operating-systems!	



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