Xref: utzoo comp.mail.elm:643 comp.unix.xenix:2610 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!uflorida!novavax!proxftl!aaron From: aaron@proxftl.UUCP (Aaron Zimmerman) Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm,comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Xenix/Unix Keywords: Configure.sh Xenix Message-ID: <429@proxftl.UUCP> Date: 5 Jul 88 23:32:05 GMT References: <509@altnet.ALTOS.COM> <1988Jun27.194358.9141@ziebmef.uucp> <324@ateng.UUCP> Organization: Proximity Technology, Ft. Lauderdale Lines: 31 I'm in the process of converting from the system I'm using now over to some- thing I can get UNIX on... My reasons for this are: UNIX is a far superior programming environment; I am a student, and think that an excellent way to become very familiar with UNIX would be to own a UNIX machine and fidget a lot, etc. etc. Unix, unfortunately, is quite costly. I know that it can be persuaded to run on a 286 machine, but I am advised that it's so incredibly sluggish that it is hardly worthwhile. UNIX itself is, I understand, very expensive as well. I dunno; I can't decide what to do. In my flounderings, however, I came across Xenix, and would appreciate it greatly if someone could offer a concise summary of the difference(s) between UNIX and XENIX (i.e. if I became very proficient in Xenix, could I then sit down at a Unix machine and function with equal proficiency? also: will a substantial percentage of the Unix stuff that's out there, such as elm, TenPlus, hack, etc. run on a Xenix machine? I've seen a lot of people posting here about problems they've had). Also, do any of you have any recommendations for which box to get? Thanks in advance. / Aaron Zimmerman \ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- / 3511 NE 22 Ave. \ : Working for Proximity Technology, : < Fort Lauderdale > : but not speaking on their behalf. : \ Florida - 33308 / : UUCP: uunet!proxftl!aaron : \ (3,055,663,511) / -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-