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- From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
- Subject: What is lacking in UNIX? (Re: UNIVEL MUST BE KIDDING!!!!!)
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- Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
- References: <1992Dec2.223908.23103@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <id.MSIV.5S2@ferranti.com> <1992Dec10.232841.7252@solucor.uucp>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 00:49:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec10.232841.7252@solucor.uucp> jack@solucor.uucp (Jacques Gelinas) writes:
- > >implementation problems that have so far been stumbling blocks in the path
- > >to the general acceptance of UNIX, so I expect that it will fail.
-
- > What is lacking ?
-
- The ability to stick a floppy in a brand new computer, turn it on, and
- have it come up running UNIX.
-
- Ah, but UNIX does more than DOS. OK, let's go up to the next level: OS/2
- or Windows or MacOS:
-
- The ability to install the system on a hard disk without knowing anything
- about computers not listed in the manual, reboot, and come up with a friendly
- windowing environment.
-
- > I am tired of listenning to this.
- > The success of DOS is simple:
- > cheap price
- > Only alternative
- > Pushed by IBM at a time IBM was god.
-
- There are other personal computer operating systems that have been more
- successful in terms of systems sold than UNIX. Yes, they're cheap. Yes,
- that's a definite requirement. The other two aren't.
-
- > As a proof, windows and windows NT. Windows 3.1 is crashing
- > and crashing and crashing and selling and selling and selling.
-
- Windows 3.1 can be installed and run by a naive user.
-
- > Make UNIXWARE $150 and you will see a different story.
-
- Not unless several years worth of veneer are stripped off. Otherwise, why
- are people still buying Macs?
- --
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