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From: j@uriah.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Vote on the Best OS
Date: 14 Feb 1994 16:57:35 +0100
Organization: Private U**X site; member IN e.V.
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References: <2jb6ho$eag@zip.eecs.umich.edu> <10FEB199410231006@rover.uchicago.edu>
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frank@rover.uchicago.edu (Frank - Hardware Hacker - Borger) writes:
>>I really miss the computer with the BASIC interpreter as the
>>primary operating system. Forget the P5 and UNIX, go back to
>>the Commodore 64.
:-)
How long does it take to compile X11R5 there? ;-)
> A few reasonable systems have had that for years, (at least RSX on
> PDP11-s has been able to do that for about 18 years.) Some sample
> code follows...
Well, not that i hate RSX (i've made my first computer steps there)...
> When I back up our PDP11, I put a tape in the tape drive and GO HOME,
> and in the morning I have a fresh backup tape. THIS IS SMART.
Backing up my BSD, i put a tape in the drive and go home / to bed / what
else. Where's the difference? (Of course, unless the dump would need more
than one tape - but then you're outta luck on the PDP, too.)
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