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From: rroot@edm.UUCP (uucp)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Unix vs. OS/2 (was RE: Pournelle on Unix)
Summary: what can UNIX do that PS2 can't?
Keywords: enough is enough
Message-ID: <220@edm.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 88 04:24:45 GMT
References: <11156@brl-adm.ARPA> <448@minya.UUCP> <160@teak.athertn.Atherton.COM> <4942@nsc.nsc.com>
Organization: Unexsys Systems Inc., Edmonton,AB.
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There are a lot of things that OS2 claims to be able to uniquely do, but here
are a couple of things that it CAN'T do (as far as I can tell) that it seems
UNIX CAN.
1) Run on a PS2/30
2) Run on a 386 machine IN 386 MODE.
3) work NOW on a '286 machine. (rather than just the command interpreter)
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 Stephen Samuel 
  {ihnp4,ubc-vision,seismo!mnetor,vax135}!alberta!edm!steve