9 Aug
2001
9 Aug
'01
6:31 p.m.
Zane: Yes, it is true that many people think that
modern OS's should
follow Unix' path. I'll agree with you in that Unix is not the only
sensible model, and I'll even concede that OpenVMS is another such
model. But you'll have to work to persuade me that DCL is cool.
DCL is a very complete command language. There's a lot that can be
done directly that require external programs in Unix shells.
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Eric Dittman
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9 Aug
9 Aug
6:37 p.m.
At 10:31 PM 8/9/01 -0500, Eric Dittman wrote:
DCL is a very complete command language. There's a
lot that can be
done directly that require external programs in Unix shells.
I doubt it not. Still, I am yet to be persuaded that it is "cool".
Maybe I'll change my mind as I learn more about DCL. For the
time being, I'll keep using tcsh on Unix or sh or 4dos on Windoze (yes I
use a port of sh for win32), and longing for tcsh in my 4000/60.
By the way, I think that requiring external programs in Unix isn't
necessarily a disadvantage, as long as such programs are standard in
every U'x. And many are, thanks to POSIX.
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