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Article #12136Re: One world, One CPU, One OS
From: joseph.a.brownlee
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 1990 21:31
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 1990 21:31
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In article <1102@appleoz.oz.au> ksand@appleoz.oz.AU (Kent Sandvik) writes:
>Patrick.Hayes@cediag.bull.fr (Pat Hayes) writes in article <PATRICK.HAYES.90Apr25071456@elendil.cediag.bull.fr>:
>> In article <15757@cbnews.ATT.COM> I write:
>> >As for A/UX 2.0, it sounds like Apple has added some really nice features,
>> >but before I would even consider using it, it would have to be based on
>> >System V 3.x (preferably 3.2), or even better, on System V 4.0. There are
>
>> What SVR[34] features are missing here?
In Unix Sys V 3.x, off the top of my head:
. Shared libraries (I hear A/UX has this)
. Enhanced curses (including color and extended keyboard support)
. Security enhancements (shadow files, t-bit on directories, etc.)
. Sys V 3.x STREAMS
. Remote File Sharing
. 2K file system (a real speed improvement)
. Enhanced printer spooler architecture
. XENIX compatibility features
. Misc. improvements to individual commands
Unix Sys V 4.0 is so different from previous releases that I won't even begin
to list features here, but it will pull in many useful BSD features. I have
to believe that moving to 4.0 would be the best marketing strategy for Apple
and A/UX in the future.
Then there's the price... :-)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!amdahl!pacbell!att!cbnews!jbr0 From: jbr0@cbnews.ATT.COM (joseph.a.brownlee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: One world, One CPU, One OS Message-ID: <16101@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 29 Apr 90 21:31:50 GMT References: <1102@appleoz.oz.au> Reply-To: jbr0@cbnews.ATT.COM (joseph.a.brownlee) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 33