Re: [NTLK] OSX - OT

From: Jesse Garnier (lists_at_stonehopper.com)
Date: Mon Feb 11 2002 - 21:12:57 EST


Jim Hill wrote not long ago (2/11/02 7:25 PM):

> If you (the generic 3rd-party "you") wish to take UNIX to task, do so for
> technical reasons. We still use UNIX today because it is a well-designed
> operating system philosophy which has stood the test of more than one
> so-called "modern" operating system billing itself as "the UNIX-killer".

If anything, the "age" of UNIX and its longevity is a testament to its
design and utility, rather than the opposite. The fact that Apple chose it
be the foundation for its "ultramodern" GUI OS further reinforces its
position. Yeay, Unix!

-- 
Jesse Garnier                                <jgarnier_at_ap.org>
Creative Director, Web Services                 <212.621.6913>
Associated Press

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