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To: rudedog who wrote (22650)	3/20/1998 12:13:00 AM
From: Chris McConnel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Rudedog, so let's see if I got this right: 1. A company can write a program in C and compile easily (how easily?) for all the flavor's of Unix. But would have to rework the code to get it to run on VMS or AS/400 or NT for that matter. For some reason I thought each Unix was too unique for programs to work on all versions. If this is true, that would explain why IBM is making such a big push into Java, since the apps could run ALL their various platforms. 2. NT5.0 will be Microsoft's ticket to the enterprise, but will take time to for it to be as stable as Unix. Given Microsoft's penchant for pushing things out the door before they are ready (we had nothing but problems with the first rev of Visual Basic 5, and Office 97 and are re-evaluating our upgrade policy because of said problems) and given the complexity of Active Directory and the rest of the new features that MS is putting in, it will take time to get stable, possibly longer then NT4.0. So it will be years beyond NT5.0 release before it will start making headway into the enterprise and takes a bite out of the 16 and 32 processor boxes that Sun is putting out. 3. CPQ will be hedging it's bets with DEC Unix and VAX/VMS. Alpha will give them a leg up over other NT vendors until merced arrives. 4. CPQ success with DEC's Unix will depend on how MS reacts. Given Billg's penchant to win, this maybe a real issue. Had not considered this. Wonder if he made a fuss over Tandem's non-stop OS. 5. Can DEC's Unix be a serious contender? Does DEC have 16 and 32 processor boxes that can run DEC Unix and compete with HWP, IBM and SUNW? Is there good software support out there for it like Oracle, Informix and SAP? - Chris