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Article #496Re: obsolete Sequent software
From: Rick Adams
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 23:10
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 23:10
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In article <1991Feb26.173944.3570@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>, eckert@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Toerless Eckert) writes: > > > (Ever notice that the Dynix release schedule takes longer and slips > > more times than the BSD release schedule? I suppose its another attempt > > at Berkeley compatibility even if the customers dont want that level of > > compatibility...) > > What, 3.1 dynix is already there, but 4.4 bsd is still under development, > so what ? 3.1 dynix could charitably be compared to 4.3bsd which finally came out in 1986, 4 years after 4.2bsd. So what? Only 5 years behind? (And its still missing lots of basic features that are in 4.3) Sequents System 5 release FIVE would be a better comparison to 4.4bsd as far as timing goes.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!uunet.uu.net!rick From: rick@uunet.uu.net (Rick Adams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent Subject: Re: obsolete Sequent software Summary: timelines Message-ID: <124172@uunet.UU.NET> Date: 26 Feb 91 23:10:54 GMT References: <124108@uunet.UU.NET> <1991Feb26.173944.3570@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> Sender: usenet@uunet.UU.NET Lines: 16 Nntp-Posting-Host: uunet.uu.net