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Article #276Re: Favorite operating systems query (UNIX vs VMS flaming!!!)
From: jrw
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1986 16:24
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1986 16:24
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> PS - On my system (4.3 BSD), typing "who -bogus" yields: > > who: cannot open utmp > vvv :-) > This excellent message is *much more* in the tradition of the Unix. /^^ When did BSD become/ This whole discussion is becoming quite comical. Let's face it, both os's have their supporters and flamers. But to say that Unix is better because it has better usage messages is even more comical. I happen to like its terse mesaages, because without them, there would be no need to hire wizards, for then, who would be around to answer questions about what "awk: bailing out near line 1" or "uux partially failed" REALLY MEAN.... -- Jim Webb "Out of phase--get help" ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jrw
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcs!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!qantel!ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jrw From: jrw@hropus.UUCP Newsgroups: net.decus,net.unix Subject: Re: Favorite operating systems query (UNIX vs VMS flaming!!!) Message-ID: <555@hropus.UUCP> Date: Sat, 12-Jul-86 12:24:56 EDT Article-I.D.: hropus.555 Posted: Sat Jul 12 12:24:56 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jul-86 06:53:53 EDT References: <602@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 18