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Re: ACE, buses, and the future of ultrix

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From: George Robbins
Date: Wed, 08 May 1991 05:46
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In article <DV3B=4A@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
> In article <816@cadlab.sublink.ORG>, martelli@cadlab.sublink.ORG (Alex Martelli) writes:
> > I hope this last rumor is wildly unfounded???  We're evaluating a centralized
> > NFS server, and DS5500 was looking pretty good, but I would be VERY hesitant
> > to place in such a crucial hub role in our LAN a box from a company who has
> > just decided its system software is better manufactured by somebody else!
> 
> Given DEC's past problems with system software, I see this as a hopeful sign.

DEC's transgressions and omissions pale compared to SCO.  Even idiocy like the
dump vs super-user thing that recently re-surfaced.  Things would be far worse
in a multi-party system software environment where the customer service 
responsibility and the development responsibility are even further separated
than present.

Now, if DEC would just donate LAT and MIPS support to CSRG, I could punt on the
whole mess and run 4.4 BSD (someday).  8-)   8-(

-- 
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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: ACE, buses, and the future of ultrix
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Date: 8 May 91 05:46:23 GMT
References: <1991Apr30.191117.4373@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> <32459@usc> <816@cadlab.sublink.ORG> <DV3B=4A@xds13.ferranti.com>
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