[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <h8h74h$ilo$03$2 at news.t-online.com>,
	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> Bill Gunshannon schrieb:
>> In article <h8dras$p7b$02$1 at news.t-online.com>,
>> 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
>> 
>>>Paul Anderson schrieb:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Unix is older than VMS but don't confuse me with the facts.  ;-)
>>>
>>>At worst the difference is a few years only
>>>(and don't confuse Multics with Unix),
>>>which is insignificant in hindsight of 30* years.
>> 
>> 
>> Unix 1969
> 
> that's Multics, not Unix.

Actually, it was listed as Unics and I assume this is the very first
attempt which is why I compared it to the 1975 date for VMS which
wasn't a release but the "start of development".  Now, if you want
to only compare finished products.....


> 
>> VMS 1975
>> 
>> That's 6 years.  A lifetime in this industry.
> 
> But not in hindsight of 30+ years.
>  From the point of view of a teeny called Windoze 3.x,
> both are as old as the hills.
 
Never said they weren't but Unix is definitely the older brother.
More importantly, one shold probably look at all the OSes that have
come and gone, some not even lasting that measly 6 years.

bill

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