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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: Re: BYTE's Article on Unix with no *BSD
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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 05:43:34 GMT
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Tony Porczyk (tporczyk@netcom.com) wrote:
: othman@oasys.pc.my (Othman Ahmad) writes:

: >hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes:
: >> Well, according to Peter his article was limited by space.
: >> Additionally, he claims to be a supporter of BSDI and 
: >> admirer of Linus Torvald.
: >> Anyone care to take this one up with the editors of Byte
: >> Magazine ? Basically, it would be nice if the correction

: >I stopped subscribing to Byte for this reason.

: Hm.  Considering this is the only one of the big magazines giving any
: space to UNIX, and the only one with some relevant technical information
: besides hype and MS advertising (like others), I think you are doing a
: disservice to your own interests.
:
	Wait a sec.

	personal reasons not to buy a magazine are one thing.
	telling people to not buy is another.

	The later show not be endorsed as professionals,
	but I must agree with many people... in that BYTE
	is no longer a technical journal, but a PC Magazine clone.

: t.

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Jesus Monroy Jr                                          jmonroy@netcom.com
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