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From: dmcanzi@watdcsu.UUCP (David Canzi)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: IBM announces UNIX for VM
Message-ID: <956@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 18:33:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 13 18:33:53 1985
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In article <954@watdcsu.UUCP> herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS]) writes:
>announced today by IBM (among other things).  this is para-phrased
>from the announcement newsletter.  what, if any, impact will this
>have on the future of Unix and it's direction for development?
>----------------------------------
>[IBM has] also announced IX/370 to satisfy a growing requirement
>for UNIX function on IBM systems.  IX/370 is based on UNIX System
>V Release 2 and provides consistent function across IBM's
>System/370 processor range.

If past experience is any indication, IBM's magic touch will turn gold
into lead, and herds of people will rush to buy it.
-- 
	David Canzi

"But lo! men have become the tools of their tools." -- Henry David Thoreau