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- From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD? (long)
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- References: <1cilaoINNpjm@haydn.crhc.uiuc.edu> <Bwsy4E.DJL@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> <1992Oct29.230953.1633@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <9211030038.47@rmkhome.UUCP> <1992Nov6.113324.6348@global.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 11:34:11 GMT
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- In <1992Nov6.113324.6348@global.hacktic.nl> peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser) writes:
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- >rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
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- >>A short list of DOS applications ported to UNIX:
-
- >SHORT? That's hardly the word, miniscule is even too much... :-)
- >[list with *9* apps deleted]
-
- Have you read any UNIX-related magazine ? You will be amazed by the number
- of ready to use applications. I've seen a list of hundred applications
- available under UNIX.
-
- >>SCO ODT, NEXTOS, Apple A/UX, and SVR4.2 all boot up to a graphical X-11
- >>console.
-
- >Wow! ODT uses Motif, NeXT uses NeXTStep, A/UX uses finder and SVR4.2 uses
- >OPEN LOOK, I guess. That makes four different UNIXes with four different
- >user interfaces. With NT or OS/2 you only need to learn only *1* user
- >interface.
-
- Well, where can I find NT ? Can I buy it now ?
- If you want 1 user interface just pick one of the choices.
- What's so difficult about that ?
-
- -- budi
- --
- Budi Rahardjo <Budi_Rahardjo@UManitoba.Ca>
- Unix Support - Computer Services - University of Manitoba
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