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From: ram@floenz1.UUCP (Reimer Mellin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: apath : zsh script for adding names to PATH-list
Message-ID: <1145@doitcr.UUCP>
Date: 23 Dec 89 01:33:23 GMT
References: <2882@ethz.UUCP> <1176@nsscb.UUCP>
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Reply-To: ram@floenz1.UUCP (Reimer Mellin)
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In article <1176@nsscb.UUCP> njc@nsscb.UUCP (Neil Cherry (STARGRP)) writes:
} Where can I get a copy of ZSH, I have TOPS CSH which is very nice. But a shell
} with more capabilities like Bourne scripts would be nice. (KSH on OS9 would be
} great, but 1 step at a time.)

forget zsh:
	- mysterious script-language ... :-)
	- not bounce sh compatible ...
	- silly installation (feeling like wordstar, no termcap-usage)
	- not free, u pay about 500 DM (250$)

Get the new TOPS release (release 2), which will be FINALLY (sigh)
available by beginning of 1990. with that u will get an adaption/enhancement
of the minix-sh, which looks like a crossing between ksh and csh.
(more ksh btw)

Regards
	Reimer