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From: hoff@hp-sdd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: A different View of the value of OS/2 - it's better than Unix
Message-ID: <948@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Date: Wed, 30-Sep-87 15:07:49 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 30 15:07:49 1987
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Reply-To: hoff@hp-sdd.UUCP (Tom Hoff)
Organization: Hewlett Packard, San Diego
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Anyone out there using Microport System 5 (or whatever they call it) on an
AT class machine?  I have some questions like:

Can you share files with DOS if you boot the machine up in DOS?
How much disk space does the OS and all the support utilities take?
Does it have all the nice stuff like vi, awk, cc, etc?
How does it compare to other *ix systems like SCO or Microsoft XENIX?
Are device drivers availiable for popular hardware accessories?
How much does it cost?
Where can I get a free copy of all source code? :-)

Please send email!!!!!  IF I get a good response I'll post a summary.

Much Grass,
--Tom

-- 
     Tom Hoff (...!hplabs!hp-sdd!hoff)
	"Dammit Jim, I'm a programmer not a spokesman!"