Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekigm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekig3!tekigm!timothym From: timothym@tekigm.UUCP (Timothy D Margeson) Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards,net.micro Subject: Re: Re: Binary Compatibility 80286 Message-ID: <602@tekigm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 16:15:06 EST Article-I.D.: tekigm.602 Posted: Fri Oct 25 16:15:06 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 28-Oct-85 03:24:18 EST References: <248@omen.UUCP> <10764@ucbvax.ARPA> <175@maynard.UUCP> <2380@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: timothym@tekigm.UUCP (Timothy D Margeson) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 32 Xref: watmath net.unix:6052 net.unix-wizards:15475 net.micro:12504 Summary: Hi, FLAME ON Now about this Unix source compatibility issue. Which Unix version, which hardware, and which code are you talking about? I have not seen anything that demonstrates any form of compatibility between any of the Unix' available. You have so many various forms and versions of the ne'rdowell 'operating system' (I use the term loosely) that source written for one can not be expected to run on any other system. A major cause problem of this phenomenon is to make useful software you must take advantage of certain hardware particulars. Or you use a certain program compiler, again making use of machine specific (or worse yet, os version specific) routines, which again limits portability. Unix is too big and widespread to ever become a reasonable, compatible, portable enviroment for users of personal computers. The phalacy that Unix and C make things portable makes me sick whenever I hear or read someone tauting. The software writer is what makes programs portable, nothing else can. Flame off. -- Tim Margeson (206)253-5240 tektronix!tekigm!timothym @@ 'Who said that?' PO Box 3500 d/s C1-465 Vancouver, WA. 98665