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From: eli@haddock.ISC.COM (Elias Israel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.arch
Subject: Re: Jerry Pournelle on UNIX (From BYTE)
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Date: 5 Jan 88 03:26:11 GMT
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Reply-To: eli@haddock.ima.isc.com (Elias Israel)
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Re: Jerry Pournelle says Unix has a chance.

Yea, I chuckled when I read the comment about Unix doing just about
everything that OS/2 does. Wise up, folks. Unix is a real operating
system that provides source-level compatibility between widely
differing platforms. OS/2 is an IBM ploy to sell you yet another toy
operating system by mimicking a real OS on a hardware platform that is
ill suited to anything but micro-computing. 1/2 :-)

Seriously, I think that Pournelle underestimates both the potential
market and the utility of Unix for the small business. The idea about
putting it into ROM is interesting, though; I've heard it expressed
before. It certainly would be nifty to boot up a machine in only a few
seconds. Besides, wouldn't it be nice to have a root file system that
you *couldn't* trash?

Elias Israel
Interactive Systems Corporation
Boston, MA
..!harvard!ima!haddock!eli

Disclaimer: This is a personal comment. This posting does not
necessarily represent the opinion of the Interactive Systems
Corporation.