6 May
2002
6 May
'02
7:42 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Smith" <csmith(a)amdocs.com
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: RE: APPLEVISION Monitor
Of course I am, since I don't have anyone else's view.
-----Original
Message-----
From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick@idcomm.com]
That stuff is irrelevant, since *nix was
demonstrated to be
an insufferable
cost and pain back in '82. Someting that ugly and
unfriendly, that tore down
the system each time an application had to be patched,
resulting in days of
downtime was just not acceptable. As a result, *nix hasn't
gotten much of a
look around here since then, aside from a brief peek at
Linux. ... and
neither has SUN hardware.
General relevancy aside (I assume you're speaking subjectively
for you own use above)... In the context of being used for --
whatever you use your computer for -- I'd agree that its relative
ability in any area is irrelevant if you won't consider using it
anyway.
I just wanted to mention, in case anyone reading may not know, that
it's no longer the case (and has not been for a very long time)
that you must re-build the kernel every time you'd like a new driver.
OTOH, with user-friendly systems, you just install the driver and reboot.
Yes, I know it's a nuissance to reboot, but I didn't design the thing. PC
users are accustomed to that, from back in the DOS days. With some devices,
you don't have to reboot. When I add another drive, for example. It's
possible to do that without much more than a 'mount' directive under *nix as
well, isn't it?