UX, AIX, FLAYX...

Liam Proven lproven at gmail.com
Thu Sep 6 19:54:21 CDT 2007


On 06/09/07, Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
> Liam Proven wrote:
> > But I'd submit that Unix and Windows have come vastly further from
> > their origins than any mainframe OS. Multiple complete rewrites,
> > complete changes of look, feel and capabilities, changes of platform,
> > etc.
>
> You need to get yourself an old mainframe and a new one and play with
> them to see the differences yourself.  You'll never take my word for it.

:¬) I have a bit of a shortage of space, 3-phase power, cooling
systems and so on.

But if I could have afforded the freight, I'd have had that baby/36
thing that came up recently...

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