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Aucbvax.6489 fa.works utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!works Mon Mar 15 05:22:31 1982 Re: is unix really the answer? >From BILLW@Sri-Kl Wed Mar 10 18:09:49 1982 Im not sure I agree. One of the nice things about UNIX is the SHELL concept - You can supply UNIX NOW with a system, then improve the user interface in the future by supplying different shells. Theoretically, you can do this for TOPS-20, but I gather DEC tends to be fussier about supplying source code for their "EXEC", making it harder for people to develop their own versions...

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