perelgut@utcsrgv.UUCP (Stephen Perelgut) (12/30/83)
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The most popular operating system seems to change every few years. First
it was UCSD-Pascal, then it was CP/M, then MS-DOS, and the upcoming
pop-OS seems to be Unix. As each OS peaks in popularity, the next OS is
sitting in the wings waiting to take over. The current champ struggles to
adapt to new technology but the up-and-coming OS is better suited and
sweeps the nation. The question is, who's next? What OS will follow Unix
as the pop system? Some suggestions have been Smalltalk, Lisa, or some
as-yet-undeveloped system. Anyone wanna take a stab at it?
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Stephen Perelgut Computer Systems Research Group University of Toronto
Usenet: {linus, ihnp4, allegra, decvax, floyd}!utcsrgv!perelgutgwyn%brl-vld@sri-unix.UUCP (01/03/84)
From: Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn@brl-vld> I don't know what you mean by "most popular operating system". I have NEVER been a fan of UCSD-Pascal, CP/M, or MS-DOS. Perhaps the problem really is that "personal computer freaks" are fad followers. - A UNIX lover before it became a fad
ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward) (01/05/84)
Stephan Perelgut writes: > The most popular operating system seems to change every few years. First > it was UCSD-Pascal, then it was CP/M, then MS-DOS, and the upcoming > pop-OS seems to be Unix. Bad news, Steve: there are big computers out there, too. And most users of computers are securely caught in the Big Blue Cage. Enough of those Blue users have (unbelievable as it may seem) been convinced that they actually *like* it that the winner of the most popular OS has got to be OS/370, VM/370 or MVS. Where is Seargant Pepper when we need him? -- Michael Ward {ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | decvax!kpno | harpo!seismo | ihnp4!kpno} !hao!sa%ward
ags@pucc-k (Seaman) (01/09/84)
> Bad news, Steve: there are big computers out there, too. And most users > of computers are securely caught in the Big Blue Cage. Enough of those > Blue users have (unbelievable as it may seem) been convinced that they > actually *like* it that the winner of the most popular OS has got to be > OS/370, VM/370 or MVS. Where is Seargant Pepper when we need him? > -- > Michael Ward In this news group, it should go without saying that "Most Popular OS" means "Most Popular Microcomputer OS". PC-DOS qualifies for the discussion. OS/370 (barely) qualifies, but can hardly be called the most popular. VM/370 and MVS are irrelevant (as of the last I heard). -- Dave Seaman ..!pur-ee!pucc-k:ags
ags@pucc-k (Seaman) (01/10/84)
Obviously, I intended my remarks about "Most Popular Operating System" defaulting to "Most Popular Microcomputer Operating System" to go to net.micro only. I didn't notice at first that the article I was following up was posted to other groups as well. Please disregard. -- Dave Seaman ..!pur-ee!pucc-k:ags
jmb@druny.UUCP (01/10/84)
You'll have to count VM/370 as a minicomputer OS - IBM's XT/370 runs a 4-meg version of VM, with virtual memory and everything. It's conceivable that MVS (or some version thereof) will one day run in this computer too. Of course you may not want a 370 system sitting on your desk... J. M. Barton AT&T Information Systems Laboratories ...!druny!jmb
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (01/11/84)
Correction: the XT/370 runs a *subset* of VM, guaranteed to run CMS
and CMS applications but nothing else. Read the announcements more
carefully!
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Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henryjmb@druny.UUCP (01/13/84)
The question is not how complete a set of VM the machine runs, but that is runs VM at all*. Your normal desktop computer doesn't run a full UNIX system either... yet. This discussion was about the next great OS on minicomputers. If a VM subset runs now on XT/370, you can bet there will be a hardware/software solution soon that runs a more complete set. J. M. Barton AT&T Information Systems Laboratories druny!jmb * 'The amazing thing about a dancing bear is not how well it dances, but that it dances at all.'
ward@hao.UUCP (01/25/84)
I don't see how we can assume that one is only dealing
with micros in newsgroups net.misc and net.unix.
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Michael Ward
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