Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!lsuc!ncrcan!ziebmef!mdapoz
From: mdapoz@ziebmef.uucp (Mark Dapoz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Unix vs. Big Blue
Message-ID: <1988Nov15.231741.8379@ziebmef.uucp>
Date: 16 Nov 88 04:17:40 GMT
References: <330@topcat.UUCP>
Reply-To: mdapoz@ziebmef.UUCP (Mark Dapoz)
Organization: Ziebmef Public Access Unix, Toronto, Ontario
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In article <330@topcat.UUCP> david@topcat.UUCP (David L. Summerville) writes:
>I work in a totally IBM shop. I have an interesting problem. It seems
>that my employer has discovered Unix.  
>The Top Brass decided to commission a study of Unix. And since the 
>"logical" next step for us is to "advance" to OS/2, R&D has been 
>preparing a study comparing OS/2 and Unix.  And I have been asked to
>help. 

Sounds like they're quite firm on staying with IBM iron.  You may find it
easier to try and get them to accept AIX (UNIX Derivative) running on a
model 80 or an RT.  It may also make it easier for them to accept this wonderful
world of UNIX comming from someone they've dealt with before (regardless of 
how bad they may be :-).
	-Mark