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Re: Mach as a replacement O/S (was obsolete software)

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From: Ray Shwake
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 21:43
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gustav@arp.anu.edu.au (Zdzislaw Meglicki) writes:

>Aha, one more thing... Someone suggested here in comp.sys.sequent
>that Sequent should embrace OSF/2. What Sequent could do is to 
>provide two alternative OSs - much like DIGITAL (VMS and Ultrix)
>or CRAY (once upon a time). A system such as OSF/2 may turn to 
>be highly portable and with much of the work already done by OSF
>maintenance on the side of the Sequent could be much reduced.

	Might one be so blunt as to point out that OSF/2 does not exist!
Heck, OSF only released OSF/1 last November. Realistically, don't expect
OSF/2 for another 18-24 months, perhaps another year beyond that for it
to appear as a robust, commercial product.

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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
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Subject: Re: Mach as a replacement O/S (was obsolete software)
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