jessea@dynasys.UUCP (jessea) (05/24/90)
In article <6755@turnkey.TCC.COM> jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel) writes: ]In article <237@dynasys.UUCP> jessea@dynasys.UUCP () writes: ] ]>Not to poke fun or insult users of AIX - it is a very low volume group because ]>AIX is not very widely used. Not like SCO or Interactive. That IS ]>different. IBM is not a contender with regard to its brand of unix. ] ]I can't resist a comment on this passing claim. I think your judgment is a ]bit hasty. AIX on the PS/2 was made generally available just about one year ]ago. AIX 1.2 for both the 370 mainframe family and the PS/2 became available ]about a month ago now. Similarly AIX on the 6000 workstation is just now ]becoming truely GA. Of course, the RT has been around for a while and I ]would agree that it was not a contender, but that is not the case with the ]6000 series, I doubt very much whether the powers that be at Sun and Dec ]share your glib judgment on IBM's potential as a contender. SCO and ISC's No matter what IBM is doing, it is still not a contender. It may be in the future, but I'm not going to try to forecast what will be. At this time, there is no doubt that IBM is NOT a contender in the unix market. That's why they released the 6000 series. Because they weren't. -- Jesse W. Asher - Dynasys - (901)382-1705 Evening: (901)382-1609 6196-1 Macon Rd., Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38134 UUCP: {fedeva,chromc}!dynasys!jessea