silver (05/10/83)
Relay-Version:version B 3/9/83; site harpo.UUCP Message-ID:<2198@csu-cs.UUCP> Date:Tue, 10-May-83 14:21:11 EDT Thanks, Don, for the positive comments about the HP9000. It's good to hear from potential users. I'd like to address one statement you made. HP-UX is based on Bell System III with enhancements and bug fixes. While we are improving the reliability of HP-UX over System III, we are avoiding unnecessary modifications to the human interface, however much we might like to make them. We are sensitive to the fact that current System III users are familiar with the existing command syntax and semantics. In particular, the System III version of ps(1) uses getopt(3) to analyze options, so you cannot omit the leading "-" (as you expected you could). We have not changed the options to ps, but, unfortunately, the System III version differs greatly from the UCB version, and this can be confusing. Alan Silverstein, Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division, Colorado ucbvax!hplabs!hpfcld!ajs, 303-226-3800 x3053, N 40 31'31" W 105 00'43"