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From: jlummel@caprica.com (James Lummel)
Subject: Re: QNX, Linux, or 386BSD?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.qnx,comp.os.386bsd.misc
References: <3680r1$dlu@girtab.usc.edu> <36q11c$i5l@scipio.cyberstore.ca>
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 07:51:28 GMT
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Rob Carnegie (carnegie@gov.chilliwack.bc.ca) wrote:
: In article <3680r1$dlu@girtab.usc.edu>, plin@girtab.usc.edu (Po-Han Lin) says:
: >
: >If one has a pc compatible with a 486, which OS is the best unix
: >operating system? QNX, Linux, or 386BSD?
: QNX is an operating system that is optimized for real time
: applications. Most commercial products made for it are
: real time oriented (eg. process control etc.). For general
: purpose computing, I would give it a pass in favour of
: something more widely used for G.P. computing.
I wouldn't. Telnet to caprica.com sometime and login as 'guest'. You'll
be pleased to see QNX in a GP role.
--
James Lummel - jlummel@caprica.com
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