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September 1996, Week 4

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Steve Cooper <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Cooper <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 17 Sep 1996 18:32:56 GMT
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Just thought you might enjoy seeing what is worrying folks in IBM's AIX-land.
 
-Steve Cooper
 
[log in to unmask] (Mark Brown) wrote:
 
>Ami  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>Has anyone heard the latest rumour about IBM's plans of abandoning AIX in
>>favour of NT for the RS/6000 platform (does it relate to the recent change of
>>the division name from AIX division)?
>
>While we do *sell* NT to those deluded enough to think it is better than
>a real multiuser system, this rumor of "replacement" is surely a product
>of someone who cannot understand that putting NT on a high-end PPC is a
>criminal waste of resources.
>
>No, it's not true.
>
>--
>"As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet
>deserves the highest protection from governmental intrusion." -Judge Dalzell
>Mark Brown          RS/6000 AIX System Architecture   (512)838-3926 T/L
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