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- Path: fnalv1.fnal.gov!MORPHIS
- From: morphis@fnalv1.fnal.gov
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Unix Haters
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 14:27:06 GMT
- Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab
- Message-ID: <4kj4rq$d34@fnnews.fnal.gov>
- References: <00001a73+00002504@msn.com> <31442F19.6C13@lfwc.lockheed.com> <danpop.828020070@rscernix> <828207683snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <danpop.828240895@rscernix> <dewar.828365229@schonberg>,<3160B659.D3B@mcs.com>
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- In article <3160B659.D3B@mcs.com>, Mike Young <mikey@mcs.com> writes:
- >Robert Dewar wrote:
- >>
- >> Dan Pop said
- >>
- >> "In my book, one of the main charms is that Unix runs on almost any kind
- >> of hardware, from the most expensive to the cheapest PC (currently the
- >> Power Mac is the exception, but Apple is actively involved in a Linux
- >> port)."
- >>
- >> That's wrong, Machten, a pretty complete system 5 port, runs fine on
- >> a Power Mac.
- >
- >======
- >Does anyone else find it odd that everything (it seems) runs on a Power
- >PC, but not OS/2?
-
- no, OS/2 isn't on PPC for business reasons.
-
- 1)IBM wants to sell its unix on the PPC and would lose some unix sales
- if they put OS/2 on it
- 2) IBM has a limited amt of resources they are willing to put behind
- OS/2, and have made the (IMvHO) wise decision to concentrate on intel.
- The P6 is a pretty hot little puppy and OS/2 takes good advantage of it.
-
- Ummm, why is this conversation going on in an ADA group?
-
- In any case VMS is superiour (sp?) in all ways to UNIX! so there!
- (and he quickly leaves stage left)
-
- Peace,
- Robert
-