Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!chima
From: chima@dasys1.UUCP (Chima Ngene)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Why UNIX?
Message-ID: <4198@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 1 May 88 00:21:57 GMT
References: <908@sandino.quintus.UUCP>
Reply-To: chima@dasys1.UUCP (Chima Ngene)
Organization: Datamerica Systems, NYC
Lines: 31
Summary: Because of its many features

In article <908@sandino.quintus.UUCP> pds@quintus.UUCP (Peter Schachte) writes:
>I don't want to start a flame war; I mean this question quite literally.
>Why would anyone want UNIX running on their Amiga?
>
  Simple,  UNIX offers a great deal, besides it many utilities which would 
make a world of difference, if the Amiga could be run UNIX it would more
than likely double sales (even more if it were to be multi-user, like UNIX
machines)....


>I can only see two reasons for wanting UNIX.  1) Firewalls between
>processes, so a runaway or sick process doesn't bring down the whole
>machine; and 2) standardization/portability, i.e., being able to easily
>port UNIX programs to the Amiga.  For 1, you don't need UNIX to have
>firewalls.  And I guess I wouldn't be willing to loose all the good
>things I have in AmigaDOS now just for UNIX compatibility.

  #1) True, an Amiga's task can crash (or lockup, e.i. Soft-Ware Task Error
Stop All disk Activity), but how many times have you seen a UNIX system
crash hmmm ? (UNIX's Operating System is much more Stable)  I don't want
to seem like I'm putting down the Amiga, because I'm not,  I'm just saying
that if the Amiga had the power of UNIX it would be an even better computer.

  #2) The Amiga would not be loosing an O/S, just gaining one... :-)


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