Aucbvax.1800
fa.info-cpm
utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!farber@udel-ee
Wed Jun 17 11:40:52 1981
  Re:  CPM vs **NIX--Re: More on the CP/M vs Unix talk
Let me answer your message in pieces. First of all Unix runs on
a larger class of systems than just the 11. It runs on a Ahlmahl,
on the Z8000, on the Univ 1110, on the 68000, on the Tandum,
on the Prime and will soon run on the 8086 and the IAPX286 as well
as probably on the new HP 32 bit system. Thats a fair number.

As to CP/M being an old system, I am speaking to the architecture
of the system NOT to its age. While Unix is not up to current "best"
ideas in system organization, it is much better than CP/Ms. (If you
want a better orgnaization try RMX86). 

More latter.

Dave



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