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- From: las@camaro.uucp (Laszlo Herczeg)
- Subject: Re: Linux v. Coherent: Comments
- References: <1264@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu> <1ic3o7INNmep@uwm.edu>
- Organization: camaro
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 21:20:12 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.212012.47003@camaro.uucp>
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- >
- > Advantages: Disadvantages(?):
- > ----------- -----------------
- > Multi-user Requires at least a '386.
- > Multi-processing The doc's aren't done yet.
- > BIG (2 Tera-byte) filesystem possible. Set-up can be tricky.
- > Big processes (>64kb) *easily* done. (???)
- > A *GREAT* compiler and libraries.
- I would add: all kinds of hardware device drivers, X, getty, ttys with the
- standard distribution. It also supports SVGA color. It also has a whole
- bunch of games: tetris, empire, etc. ported to it.
-
- >'out-of-the-box'. With Linux, you've got a whole net-full of consultants
- >who know various aspects of Linux inside and out (as opposed to the one or
-
- >few who *really* know Coherent). They're even fairly friendly and helpful!
- I couldn't agree more. LINUX people turn out to be very generous and helpful.
- Even though I do not myself run LINUX, I have asked for received support from
- LINUX'ers to my UNIX questions.
- Laszlo
- >
- --
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- Laszlo Herczeg e-mail:las@camaro.UUCP (running on LINUX 0.99)
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