Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!sunic!uupsi!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!prls!pyramid!cbmvax!amix!ag From: ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Whirled UNIX bashing Message-ID: <296@amix.commodore.com> Date: 1 Mar 90 14:32:57 GMT References: Reply-To: ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) Organization: Commodore Amix Development Lines: 32 In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com writes: >What kind of Unix is CBM going to package in that >space? Alternatively, what is CBM going to sell as a "minimal" Unix >system? And how many of the minimal AmigaDOS machines I described >above will you be able to buy for that price? The memory constraint is a problem. Unix is a pig, it is just a fact, but as for disk space. We have put an entire release 4 system including X in something close to 60meg. We are hoping to shrink that in many ways (remove networking if you don't use it, X is history if you wish). >Don't get me wrong - I think having Unix available is a wonderfull >thing. I also think that, like the Mac & PC world, the price of >running Unix will keep almost everyone from doing so. This is a good point. How much is do you think a low end Unix workstation should go for to be in the typical user's price range? >Teddies good friend has his two o'clock feast Mike Meyer >And he's making Teddies ex girl friend come mwm@berkeley.edu >They mistook Teddies good trust ucbvax!mwm >Just for proof that Teddy was dumb. mwm@ucbjade.BITNET The spiders melt her thighs, It does not phase her; She cleans her skin with a Crypton Laser! Pax, Keith -- ag@amix.commodore.com Keith Gabryelski ...!cbmvax!amix!ag