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From: pete@tsc.dec.com (Pete Schmitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: CURSES package for Atari ST
Message-ID: <467@tsc.dec.com>
Date: 3 May 88 03:59:29 GMT
References: <711@leah.Albany.Edu> <3640@haddock.ISC.COM> <457@nikhefh.hep.nl> <205@obie.UUCP>
Organization: DEC CSC/NSU in Colorado Springs
Lines: 16
Keywords: VAX UNIX VMS
Summary: wrong!!

In article <205@obie.UUCP>, wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes) writes:
> > In article xx karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes:
> > Sorry to disturb your dreams, but DEC has two operating systems for
> > their VAXes:  UNIX and VMS. And there are a lot of machines not coming
> > from DEC running UNIX... UNIX and VAX are not *really* synonomous!
> 
> Wrong!  DEC has several operating systems for the VAX, and NONE of
> them are named "UNIX."  They have Ultrix, which is a DEC-bastardized
> port of 4.2BSD, which is sort of Unix.

No, your wrong.  DEC also will sell UNIX SYSV for VAXes.  Developed in Holmdel,
NJ.  Guess who is the major buyer of DEC's SYSV for the VAX?  AT&T that's who.


pete schmitt
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