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From: Steinar.Haug@runit.sintef.no (Steinar Haug)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware
Subject: Re: Unix for PC
Date: 08 Dec 1994 07:52:32 GMT
Organization: SINTEF RUNIT, Trondheim, Norway
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In-reply-to: casper@fwi.uva.nl's message of 6 Dec 1994 22:52:29 +0100

> We have average uptimes > 100 days.  (Averaged over > 100 machines)
> Some machines stay up for 450+ days.

No. I would rather consider it as evidence that somebody who claims

"We can barely get by on the suns on SunOS 4.1.3 for two weeks without
having to reboot for some reason."

has a serious problem, and should do something about it.

Steinar Haug, SINTEF RUNIT, University of Trondheim, NORWAY
Email: Steinar.Haug@runit.sintef.no