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Re: Dynix/Ptx - Upgrade worthwhile?

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From: Jonathan Knight
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 1990 10:49
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From article <2968@syma.sussex.ac.uk>, by stevedc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Stephen Carter):
> As things stand at present we are finding it a bit hard going  - some
> commands not working too well, other aspects being poor.

As I understand it, the SYS VR2 on sequents is implemented on top of an
early BSD 4.2 kernel.  This means that some things which work fine
in SYS V don't work on sequents 'cos the BSD kernel can't do it.
Mandatory file locking is one example that comes to mind, also terminal
drivers and the file system.

Basically using SYS V on a sequent is fraught with danger, and the BSD
is so old that you need to be careful when compiling software.

If you've been reading this group you may have noticed many people
complaining about the state of the software on sequents, well now
you know why.
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From: jonathan@cs.keele.ac.uk (Jonathan Knight)
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Subject: Re: Dynix/Ptx - Upgrade worthwhile?
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