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- From: dhd@exnet.co.uk (Damon)
- Subject: Re: <None>
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- References: <jdd.723756690@cdf.toronto.edu> <1992Dec9.193616.2813@lsl.co.uk> <jdd.724022716@cdf.toronto.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 00:28:49 GMT
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- In article <jdd.724022716@cdf.toronto.edu> jdd@cdf.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) writes:
- >HP-UX ~= Ultrix ~= Solaris ~= UNIX(tm)
- >
- >They're all different variants of UNIX, unlike VMS. It is indeed quite
- >conceivable to replace say a Sun running SunOS with an HP running HP-UX.
- >Admittedly, the platforms are not binary compatible, but they're much more
- >similar to each other than they are to say a VAX running VMS.
-
- Yes, as I've said before, I've personally moved a complex application
- of my own in a matter of a few minutes from SunOS to HP-UX. Ie, in
- practice, I've tested SunOS ~= HP-UX ~= UNIX(tm).
-
- But then I'm biased. I tend to feel that SunOS *is* UNIX even though I
- know better. Mindshare, you see. B^>
-
- Damon
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