Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:31:25 -0800 (PST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: Advanced Linux Kernel/Enterprise Linux Kernel |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Michael Rothwell wrote: > > > "Richard B. Johnson" wrote: > > > > > Relating some "nine goals of 'Enterprise Computing'" to Multics is > > > the bullshit. > > > > Funny, I got those off the "Multics FAQ" page. > > > > -M > > > > > History is being rewritten. When Multics was being developed by AT&T, > it was found to be unusable on the DEC. It was a PDP-8, so the > story is told. General Electric got the first contract to make > a machine specifically designed for Multics and development > continued. > > The original DEC was "given" to W. M. Ritchie and his staff in > "Department 58213". He wanted to use it for games. To do so, required > him to write some sort of OS, which became Unix. > > As I said, when Multics was designed, the only criteria as to > get it to work on a DEC. It didn't. To use this development as > an example of "enterprise computing" is absurd and belies its > well documented history.
<SARCASM> But .. but... but they said so on slashdot. That must make it true. ;) </SARCASM>
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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