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Subject: Re: 3B2 (partitioning of UNIX(tm))
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Date: Wed, 13-Jun-84 10:43:04 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 13 10:43:04 1984
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Considering the volume of traffic in net.bugs.all, the concept of a "binary
licence" represents a horrible partitioning, in my humble opinion, resulting
in an unattractive (for the price) operating system. C'est la guerre.

I asked the AT&T salesman about source licences, and he had no idea whether
I could get one at all, far less what it would cost. This thing isn't being
marketed as a hacker's toy; AT&T seems to be striving for the office automation
market.

Off the wall thought: a $15000 3B2/300 with full UNIX is nicer than
a $6500 Radio Shack model 16B with full XENIX -- but not nearly twice
as nice, and definitely not as much as twice as fast.

					Bennett Todd
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