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From: mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Unix deficiencies/problems
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Date: 15 May 89 14:28:00 GMT
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>I miss very little from the IBM world, but the availability of formal file
>names is one of them.  Once UNIX starts getting into commercial
>environments they will become more useful.  

I miss NOTHING from the IBM (mainframe) world, and the loss of
formal file names is one of the biggest gains!

Doug McDonald