[Info-vax] OT: IBM to buy Sun

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-EUJdY7dxd3R7 at rikki.tavi.co.uk>,
	"Bob Eager" <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:41:06 UTC, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
> wrote:
> 
>> In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-JGm0PEcvYd2Y at rikki.tavi.co.uk>,
>> 	"Bob Eager" <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
>> > On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:02:38 UTC, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
>> > wrote:
>> > 
>> >> In article <gpsa41$vq8$03$2 at news.t-online.com>,
>> >> 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
>> >> > David J Dachtera schrieb:
>> >> > 
>> >> >> That said, It's probably time to suggest that IBM also buy VMS and
>> >> >> Non-stop from HP. 
>> >> > 
>> >> > People suggesting IBM as a saviour for VMS seem to
>> >> > forget what happened to OS/2.
>> >>  
>> >> Comparing OS/2 to VMS is like comparing a Yugo to a Porsche.
>> > 
>> > But, after all, the required hardware was a *lot* cheaper.
>> 
>> So was the Yugo, compared to the Porsche.  And they will both get you
>> from point A to point B,  Which one would you rather take?
>> 
>> > 
>> > (and I still use BOTH)
>> 
>> What?  A Yugo and a Porsche?  :-)
> 
> Why not? The X interface still sucks compared to the OS/2 Workplace 
> Shell.

Really?  So, when did OS/2 add the ability to do remote display of
applications?

> 
> I'm used to using VMS at a command line anyway, so I access the VMS 
> boxes from an OS/2 terminal window!

So then, what real value does OS/2 bring to the picture?  Heck, I could
do that from CM/M 2.2.  :-)

bill

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