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From: louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: ULTRIX
Message-ID: <261@auvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Jun-87 18:55:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: auvax.261
Posted: Tue Jun 30 18:55:17 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Jul-87 05:19:36 EDT
References: <235@hubcap.UUCP>
Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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Keywords: discontinued...
Summary: Don't believe DEC will discontinue Ultrix

In article <235@hubcap.UUCP>, hubcap@hubcap.UUCP (Mike S Marshall) writes:
> I was talking on the phone to DEC direct the other day, & the person
> I was talking to let it slip that DEC's plans were to eventually
> discontinue ULTRIX. This surprises the (*&% out of me, has anyone else
> heard anything about this?

We were treated to a grand tour of Maynard and environs last April, and
DEC knew we were interested in UNIX.  We given elaborate assurances
that Ultrix has the same priority as VMS in DEC now, and that they are
moving toward POSIX as that becomes well-defined.  We did indeed see
evidence of this at various departments, although there is a good deal of the
"DEC is VAX, VMS, Ethernet" still around. 

Louis Schmittroth
Athabasca University    ...ihnp4!alberta!auvax!louis