Re: Unix Haters

[Philippe Verdy <100105.3120@compuserve.com>]

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dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) s'�crit :
> Robert said:
> 
> "> Another chuckle. Typical Unix systems today require skads of memory,
> > and typically you find Unix only on high end machines, while the 99%
> > of lower end machines are running other OS's (System 7, DOS, WIndows)
> "
> 
> For me, typical Unix systms = AIX, IRIX, Dec UNIX, HPUX etc. Lots of
> people rushed to say that Linux could run on small systems. True
> enough, but Linux is NOT a "typical Unix system"! 
> 
> It is also true that Unix once ran fine on 128K byte PDP 11's, but I
> am talking of a typical commercial Unix implementation, including X
> and Motif.
> 
You should include Sun (and compatible) Sparc stations in your
list. Prices for them is not very expensive as compared to
advanced configurations of PC (now some PC or Mac models are
much more powerful with Pentium or PowerPC than many Unix
stations sold only three years ago).

And true commercial version of Unix for PC exist:
you can use Sun Solaris 2.5 for Pentium or PowerPC
and use the same software as for many Sun Sparc stations.