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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.misc:25453 comp.os.qnx:1848 comp.os.386bsd.misc:3544 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!tcsi.tcs.com!lee From: lee@tcs.com (Lee Hounshell) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.qnx,comp.os.386bsd.misc Subject: Re: QNX, Linux, or 386BSD? Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc Date: 28 Sep 1994 01:59:08 GMT Organization: Teknekron Communications Systems, Berkeley, California Lines: 29 Message-ID: <36ailc$60c@tcsi.tcs.com> References: <3680r1$dlu@girtab.usc.edu> <Cwt0rH.E4A@news.cern.ch> NNTP-Posting-Host: hamburger.tcs.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Dan Pop (danpop@cernapo.cern.ch) wrote: : In <3680r1$dlu@girtab.usc.edu> plin@girtab.usc.edu (Po-Han Lin) writes: : >If one has a pc compatible with a 486, which OS is the best unix : >operating system? QNX, Linux, or 386BSD? : You forgot to tell us what you mean by "the best unix operating system". : Or specify a method of comparing two OS's. So, your question is : meaningless. I've been wondering the same thing. I'm developing a distributed fuzzy neural network (using RPC, and TCPIP, and Internet) with a fancy X-windows interface. It is intended to be portable and eventually run on a variety of platforms, including PC's... assuming they ever adopt a native multi-tasking OS. Anyway, I need a good unix development environment, that's also cheap. I've lot's of experience with SunOS and SysV-R4, but know virtually nothing aobut QNX, Linux, and FreeBSD. Because the eventual target market is "everyman", I can't select an expensive, development environment, like NextStep or SunOS, unless I can ensure easy portability to "free" unix and PC machines later. The programming is being done using C++. Networking hooks are required. recommendations anyone? (please support your position, also) Thanks. -Lee lee@tcs.com