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  1. Xref: sparky comp.unix.sys5.r4:945 comp.unix.misc:4680
  2. Newsgroups: comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.misc
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!ieunet!tcdcs!unix1.tcd.ie!cbuckley
  4. From: cbuckley@unix1.tcd.ie (Colm Buckley)
  5. Subject: Re: What is lacking in UNIX? (Re: UNIVEL MUST BE KIDDING!!!!!)
  6. Message-ID: <cbuckley.725061528@unix1.tcd.ie>
  7. Sender: usenet@cs.tcd.ie (NN required at ashe.cs.tcd.ie)
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: unix1.tcd.ie
  9. Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
  10. References: <1992Dec2.223908.23103@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <id.MSIV.5S2@ferranti.com> <1992Dec10.232841.7252@solucor.uucp> <id.89SV.GJ8@ferranti.com> <1992Dec18.014048.26507@Celestial.COM>
  11. Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:58:48 GMT
  12. Lines: 21
  13.  
  14. peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) wrote :
  15.  
  16. >:> What is lacking ?
  17.  
  18. >:The ability to stick a floppy in a brand new computer, turn it on, and
  19. >:have it come up running UNIX.
  20.  
  21. You mean you want it to fit on a floppy? As far as I can figure out, a
  22. *minimal* UNIX distribution requires something like 25Mb - that's a hell of
  23. a big floppy.....
  24.  
  25. -- 
  26. Colm.
  27. +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
  28. | Colm Buckley                        | "My program doesn't work."       |
  29. | Department of Computer Science,     | "You forgot the semicolon."      |
  30. | Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland  | "But..."                         |
  31. |                                     | "Line 376. Check."               |
  32. | cbuckley@unix1.tcd.ie               | "But..."                         |
  33. | CBUCKLEY@vax1.tcd.ie                | "Trust me."                      |
  34. +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
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