From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!unc!mcnc!trt Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: VMS is better than UNIX Article-I.D.: mcnc.1244 Posted: Thu Jul 8 21:37:44 1982 Received: Fri Jul 9 03:56:59 1982 NASA-Langley must choose between UN*X and VMS. Which should they get? The Avionics Integration Research Laboratory (AIRLAB) is getting five 11/750-based workstations to test prototype avionics systems. They surround an 11/780 in a star network. A key task for the 750 is to simulate some aspect(s) of flight being controlled or monitored by the prototype system. Are modern avionics important? You bet your life. BUT UNIX IS NOT A REAL TIME SYSTEM!! So they should get VMS, right? (This is their main objection to UNIX right now.) I have a few questions: 0. Has anyone saved the text from the great CMU UNIX vs. VMS debate? 1. Has a VAX-UNIX ever been used for a "real time" application? 2. How difficult (relative to VMS) is it to implement such applications? 3. Has "real time" UNIX (V7 or later) been discussed in the literature? General flames on VMS vs. UNIX are also welcome. Tom Truscott (duke!trt)