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From: Kengo Hashimoto <hashik@rpi.edu>
Subject: Re: Unix Haters
Date: 1996/03/31
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Well, yes, that's the *mainstream* application of unix. But when was the 
last time something like Windows was running on PDP-10? And for 
preemptive multitasking, Linux does it much better than OS/2 Warp, 
Windows 95, or Windows NT. Last I checked, System 7X did *not* 
preemptively multitask. Now it is true that most unix systems are the 
large server-style architecture, but that is partly because these systems 
are frequently close to the stat-of-the-art, and hence major development 
in OS has not been done yet. What makes unix very attractive at this 
point is the ease of porting the os to a new archtecture. 

Another reason that unix is found primarily on higher-end machines is 
that these unix systems are taking advangate of the multiuser capability 
of this OS. However, to support multiple users, you frequently need a 
larger machine. Though these larger systems cost more money per unit, 
frequently it is more cost effective on a per-user basis to employ a 
large server than to hand each user their own machines.

Nexx

Each day of a person's life is a battle;
The entire life being the war.
A war, not against anybody else;
But one fought against oneself.
One need never to fight alone;
For one shalt always have companions of the heart.


On 27 Mar 1996, Robert Dewar wrote:

> "Unix's main charm is and always has been that it runs on cheap hardware."
> 
> 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)
> 
> 
>