Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)

[Sami S. Sihvonen <noco@sunpoint.net>]

In article <b46m3j$m6b$1@panix5.panix.com>,
jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas) wrote:

>>> Or you can find someone getting rid of an AIX box
>> IBM is dumping the whole operating system, not just one AIX box...
>> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-982512.html
> I have mixed feelings about all this.
> I'm a Linux user and advocate, but 

I have no mixed feelings, just pure love for big blue IBM. They are
still one of the major players in computer industry and everybody is
very interested about what they are doing. Now they are putting some
heavy weight on GNU/Linux...

> moreso I advocate diversity and choice in technology too.

GNU/Linux has source code available, there is freedom and diversity.
There is no special "killer apps" that only work with GNU/Linux based
systems, most of the applications can be run with several different
operating systems out-of-the-box. 

> IBM gave up on OS/2 way too early,

IBM is still keeping OS/2 on life support, try searching Google with
the magic words "OS/2 Merlin" for more details. 

> How many years will it take for M$ to "reinvent" this technology too
> so they can wean folks away from the FAT filesystems?

HPFS, NTFS, Xenix...

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