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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!malgudi.oar.net!witch!warlock.win.net!warlock.win.net!not-for-mail From: bugs@warlock.win.net (Mark Hittinger) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc Subject: Re: the NT-unix-argument!!! Date: 30 Dec 1994 00:14:12 -0500 Organization: WIN.NET mail and news Lines: 26 Message-ID: <3e04v4$4fg@warlock.win.net> References: <3dg9f1$jaj@news.usis.com> <D1Ct7B.LCo@bonkers.taronga.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: warlock.win.net X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #2 (NOV) peter@bonkers.taronga.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >In article <3dg9f1$jaj@news.usis.com>, <fred@hellhole> wrote: >>The ultimate evolution of an operating system is an integrated graphical >>user interface. >No comment. Hmmm some cronies and I believe it to be "as soon as" "they" "implement symetric multiprocessing" :-) Cases: DEC-10 TOPS-10 Implents SMP in version 7.0X - soon afterwards dead. VMS Implements SMP in version 5.0 - soon afterwards dead. SCO supports MPX extension in UNIX-3.2.2 - soon afterwards dead. You could examine Multics and MVS, locate the year of multiprocessing support and find your "ultimate evolution" point as well :-) We were shocked to learn that NT was going to have SMP support in the BETA!!!! :-) :-) So linux guys consider what you are doing before you start down this dark path :-) cheers mark.h