Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!rabson From: rabson@harvard.ARPA (David Rabson) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: UNIX vs. VMS speed Message-ID: <294@harvard.ARPA> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 20:21:38 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.294 Posted: Tue Jan 15 20:21:38 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:39:21 EST References: <484@mako.UUCP> <39300026@uiucdcs.UUCP> <222@vax2.fluke.UUCP> Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard Lines: 24 > > How about someone (or a group) take on the task of preparing the definitive > > document comparing UNIX and VMS. Collect all the arguments made so far > > and make the best cases for both sides. Then let's figure out a way to > > keep it around (like in net.announce.newusers) and update it periodically. > > > > Daniel LaLiberte (ihnp4!uiucdcs!liberte) > > U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Computer Science > > {moderation in all things - including moderation} > > Trying to compare UNIX and VMS is like comparing apples and lemons. > > Dave Van Ess > John Fluke Mfg Co > Everett WA Guess which one's the lemon. David Rabson Harvard University "SYS$_OOBAST" sounds like something one says after some very good ice cream, or else a swear word to be used against intransigent machines.