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- From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
- Subject: Re: BBS software for Coherent
- Message-ID: <Bty9qz.6At@gator.rn.com>
- Organization: The Gator Public Access Unix Site - 219-289-3745
- References: <1992Sep1.085309.3162@memstvx1.memst.edu> <Btwz5o.1HH@gator.rn.com> <hakn6j_@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 12:08:59 GMT
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- opus@pioneer.unm.edu (Colby Kraybill) writes:
-
- >In article <Btwz5o.1HH@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
- >>
- >>but real unix is supported more than coherent. Coherent is aimed
- >>at hobbists -- where as real unix is designed for industry and
- >>business..
- >>
-
- >WHAT!??!?!?!
-
- >The biggest market for Unix based machines is still at educational
- >institutions... Coherent has begun to leave the 'hobbists' behind and
-
- But educational institutions typically pay peanuts for operating
- systems for their students to play with -- as such I hardly consider
- educational markets as an industry or business user
-
- >is fast becoming a fully supported Unix OS. The last time I had heard,
-
- I wouldn't bet on it. Word Perfect told me on the phone
- they currently have no plans to support WP under Coherent, and doubt that they
- ever will since there is no money in Coherent.
-
- >Coherent is coming out with TCP/IP communications support.
-
- Big deal. UNIX has had TCP support for 10 years.
-
- Coherent is a amateur OS for those who are interested in the operation
- of real UNIX. Universities are using it cause it's cheap.
- Universities are using it to teach with -- how many are using Coherent
- in the front office for billing, network servers, etc. -- real world
- applications? None.
-
-
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