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From: lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Help us defend against VMS!
Message-ID: <277@icus.UUCP>
Date: 5 Mar 88 21:16:32 GMT
References: <1636@tulum.UUCP> <68@musky2.MUSKINGUM.EDU> <5586@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> <833@umbc3.UMD.EDU>
Reply-To: lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano)
Organization: ICUS Computer Group, Islip, NY
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Keywords: UNIX, VMS
Summary: Open Architecture...

It basically comes down to the UNIX operating system works on a variety
of hardware choices, whereas, VMS does not.  AT&T dedication to provide
for an OPEN ARCHITECTURE certainly gives UNIX a major plus.   VMS is
(at least to my knowledge) limited to run on Digital's VAX family 
(proprietary hardware, costing many $$$).   Both OS' have their places
in different computing environments.  

One might hope that someday both OS' can co-exist together on non-proprietary
hardware (much like MSDOS and UNIX).  This might end the battle between
the OS'... Anyhow what do you expect the answer to be on a mostly *UNIX*
network, in the comp.unix.wizards group?  Ask the same question on BITNET 
or DEC's E-NET, or in comp.os.vms, and the answer most likely will be different.

							-Lenny
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