From: HARBAUGH@ROO.FIT.EDU
Subject: Greg, what os do you suggest?
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1993 16:24 EDT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9308072026.AA20538@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu> (raw)
Greg Aharonian writes:
Bronx cheer to whoever in the DoD is coordinating
this time bomb. <Greg is referring to Windows NT>
Greg,
Please tell us what os you would recommend. Choices that
come to my mind are:
Posix
Unix
DOS
VMS
Apple Desktop
Windows
Windows NT
What I understand is that only Posix can be specified by the Gov because
it is an IEEE standard and to specify otherwise would be to specify
a vendor's product and they already lost that fight with Unix vs Posix.
BUT the article didn't say "specify", rather "make available" which
could just mean that it will go on the GSA price list.
p.s. I today received an Alsys mailing proclaiming that their Ada
compiler is now on the GSA pricelist. Now if Alsys runs under
Windows then Gov people will be able to easily order a "point and
click" os plus an Ada compiler. What's wrong with this picture?
Am I missing something? I need to know before I buy two more
Windows os next week.
sam harbaugh HARBAUGH@ROO.FIT.EDU account name changed 6/15/93
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