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From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
Subject: Re: Solaris 1.1 vs. Solaris 2.0 (BSD vs AT&T)
Message-ID: <id.FOCV.Q52@ferranti.com>
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References: <1992Nov16.075931@eklektix.com> <id.U_0V.SJ3@ferranti.com> <22947@venera.isi.edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1992 05:06:59 GMT
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In article <22947@venera.isi.edu> allard@isi.edu (Dennis Allard) writes:
> Unix has the following going for it.
> 1. Millions of current users (NT has no users yet)
In this context you have to consider the millions of Windows and even DOS
users.
> 2. Has been ported to more platforms than DOS or Windows (will NT
> seek to rival Unix in that regard. If so, how???)
DOS and Windows run on more computers than the total of all UNIX shipments
on all platforms.
> 3. Supports a network based windowing system. Will NT? (The Windows
> API is not designed to work over a network, to my knowledge)
Does the target market care?
> 4. In particular, supports X windows. Will NT support X windows?
Yes, though I can't imagine many people will care.
> 5. Freeware versions being worked on by quite compentant people. Will
> NT have freeware versions?
Does the target market care?
> The typical criticisms I here about Unix are about things such as
> cryptic commands and lack of a User Guide. I make those criticisms
> myself. However, such things are easy to fix. Rarely does one hear
> more substantive criticism about the OS architecture.
Naturally, The problems of UNIX are easy to fix. But nobody has actaully
gone and fixed them. I doubt anyone will.
I wish I could be as optimistic as you.
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