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From: jgray@toad.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: A different View of the value of OS/2 - it's better than UNIX
Message-ID: <698@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM>
Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 16:25:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: pilchuck.698
Posted: Thu Sep 17 16:25:55 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Sep-87 09:52:16 EDT
References: <494@parcvax.Xerox.COM> <680@hsi.UUCP>
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Keywords: market acceptance of UNIX lacking
Summary: how about a shift to more technical discussions?

In article <680@hsi.UUCP>, tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) writes:
> 
> Phillip Barton made some interesting comments.  His point of view is from the
> marketing end rather than from the developer/hacker/guru perspective.  Each
> has a point to be made and each has done it and done it well.
> 
> Now the bottom line is this:  OS/2, U*IX, or ABCD operating system will NOT
> take over the world.  Over time, each will have its own market, and hopefully,
> enough overlap, that we will start moving towards a more homogenous environment.
> .......
> 
> The arguing can go on, but lets not continue.  I think most will agree that
> we have aired enough of our own views to last a few months until the next
> discussion on this same subject starts anew.
> 
> Thanks to all those who did have something to say. It was very interesting.
> Now let's move on.
> 
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -- Ed.
>     
Actually I've been enjoying the discussion so far, but Ed makes a good point.
As far as which OS is better in the market place, let the subject rest for
a while.

I personally would like to hear more technical comparisons between OS/2 and
Unix so that I can make an educated choice. By technical, I mean something that
a software/hardware developer could appriciate. For example could someone
explain what they mean by a Unix file system being more vulnerable than DOS?
Or is the Unix v.s. OS/2 comparison equally valid for 286 and 386 based
machine?  And so on.....




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