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Xref: sserve comp.unix.aix:48298 comp.unix.bsd:15441 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:7595 comp.unix.solaris:27664 comp.unix.unixware:14642 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!news.tansu.com.au!picasso.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au!newshost!chrisb From: chrisb@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au (Chris Bitmead) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware Subject: Re: Unix for PC Date: 5 Dec 94 10:07:22 Organization: Telecom Australia Lines: 25 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <CHRISB.94Dec5100722@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> References: <199411210319.TAA18133@nic.cerf.net> <CHRISB.94Nov30100302@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <3bikh6$hk8@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> <D03L47.FxJ@ct.covia.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au In-reply-to: tundra@ct.covia.com's message of Wed, 30 Nov 1994 20:33:42 GMT In article <D03L47.FxJ@ct.covia.com> tundra@ct.covia.com (Tundra Tim Daneliuk) writes: >>|> >I have narrowed down to: >>|> > SCO Unix >>|> > Sun Solaris >>|> > IBM AIX >>|> > Novell Unixware >>|> >>|> If you must pick one of these, I'd say Solaris is the most stable. >>|> >> > >You can't be serious! Solaris is buggy and **SLOW**. In absolute terms, perhaps. But compared to SCO or Unixware, Solaris looks good. Don't know much about AIX. >Personally, I'd >pick none of the above (although I actually had pretty good results with >AIX for the PS/2). My first choice would be one of the BSD derivatives: >BSDI if you need a commercial product that is rock solid, well supported, >and ultra-fast. FreeBSD if you can live with a "free" product. Agreed.