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From: jeff@swusrgrp.UUCP (Jeff Tye sys adm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix
Subject: Re: AIX, System V comparision
Summary: Try ISC or SCO for review
Keywords: AIX, System V
Message-ID: <1100@altos86.UUCP>
Date: 11 May 89 18:41:01 GMT
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In article <1048@altos86.UUCP>, pa1900@ucsd.edu writes:
> 
>    (1) What would you like to see in such a review?

Applications. Real ones for AIX on the 386.

>    (2) Do you have any comments on AIX vs. System V?

IBM is wasting their time. System V is so far advanced and accepted that
IBM has no chance of catching up. Unless AIX has some very advanced and
useful features, it's a waste of everybody's time.
 
> I will be using a PS/2 model 70 to run the OS's.  Does anyone
> have a suggestion as to which OS should be the System V
> representative?

Interactive Systems 386/ix System V 3.2 or SCO's UNIX 3.2 (which
is in beta now) would be two good choices. They are both available on the
PS/2 386.

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Jeff Tye
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