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From: louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Splinter Unix?
Summary: Sun -- a subsidiary of AT&T?
Keywords: unix, aix, system v, posix
Message-ID: <647@auvax.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 88 22:42:42 GMT
References: <556@n8emr.UUCP> <10892@steinmetz.ge.com> <345@mipseast.mips.COM>
Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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In article <345@mipseast.mips.COM>, rogerk@mips.COM (Roger B.A. Klorese) writes:
     [much analysis of OCF omitted]
> 
> Because AT&T doesn't want to sell those rights to anyone, but rather, 
> protect its investment in offering the only platforms which will be UNIX 
> on day one of release, namely their own products and those developed by 
> their soon-to-be-subsidiary, Sun Microsystems.
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
Where did you pick up that rumor?  That just doesn't seem to conform
to the style of Sun.  Has anybody any further info on such a move?
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Louis Schmittroth		           My employer has no opinions.
Computer Science
Athabasca University   ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis