Aucbvax.6489 fa.works utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!works Mon Mar 15 05:22:31 1982 Re: is unix really the answer? >From BILLW@Sri-Kl Wed Mar 10 18:09:49 1982 Im not sure I agree. One of the nice things about UNIX is the SHELL concept - You can supply UNIX NOW with a system, then improve the user interface in the future by supplying different shells. Theoretically, you can do this for TOPS-20, but I gather DEC tends to be fussier about supplying source code for their "EXEC", making it harder for people to develop their own versions... ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.