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- From: harley@engrhub.ucsb.edu (Hahn)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: IS UNIX DEAD? (12 of 22)
- Message-ID: <6665@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 21:36:04 GMT
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- Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara
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- This is number 12 in a series of 22 responses to the question:
-
- What do you think about the Byte magazine cover that asked:
- IS UNIX DEAD?
-
- (moderated by Harley Hahn)
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- From: lllowen@netcom.com (Lon Lowen Jr)
-
- > What do you think about the question "Is Unix Dead?"
- > What would you tell someone who asks if this is true?
-
- I'd calmly and politely tell them no. Since Unix's creation,
- it's been steadily growing. Obviously you know this. If your
- publisher's long distance communication company is AT&T, remind
- him he is using Unix every time he makes a long distance call.
- When he books a flight, luckily for Unix it is a relatively short
- and painless procedure.
-
- I am not a computer scientist. I am not an engineer or a
- programmer. I am just a guy who wanted to learn as much as I
- could about Unix now because I know it is going to be a handy
- tool of knowledge later down the career path. My father works for
- our local township and told me a few days ago that next year the
- township will be purchasing a few SunOS machines. Unix.
-
- It might be a gamble, but Unix seem to be the only system that
- has been consistently growing from day one with little changes--
- changes that are considered a 'major upgrade' on PCs. I'm
- gambling on the future of Unix, but I find difficulty losing the
- bet.
-
- Thank you.
-
- (By the way, I loved your work on Norton's Unix Guide. Read the
- book cover to cover!) --
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