Some info on IBM's AIX 5L ver. 5.1 "Offers the most open UNIX operating system with LINUX(r) affinity and support for POWER and Itanium(r) - based servers" http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/os/51spec.html -----Original Message----- From: Kuo, Jimmy [mailto:Jimmy_Kuo@private] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 2:20 AM To: 'crime@private ' Subject: RE: CRIME Perspective on Criticisms leveled at Microsoft FWIW, there are AIX for Intel processors. I worked on it a decade ago. Jimmy -----Original Message----- From: Wil Cooley To: Toby Cc: crime@private Sent: 4/12/02 11:10 PM Subject: Re: CRIME Perspective on Criticisms leveled at Microsoft Also Sprach Toby <toby@private> on Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 05:44:28PM PDT > > Actually, to the best of my knowledge this is not the case anymore (if it > was at one point I don't know). Right now the compute farms contain > multiple OS- WindowsNT, Windows2K, Linux, HPUX, AIX to name just some of > them. The people who care for them are rediculously good- hence their > ability to manage them effectively and keep stable and secured builds. Wow, HP-UX and AIX? These are the two systems that AFAIK DO NOT run on Intel platforms. (Tru64, given that DEC/Compaq out-sources their Alpha fabrication to Intel /at least/ serves Intel's profit interests.) Wil -- W. Reilly Cooley wcooley@private Naked Ape Consulting http://nakedape.cc irc.linux.com #orlug,#lnxs "There was a vague, unpleasant manginess about his appearence; he somehow seemed dirty, though a close glance showed him as carefully shaven as an actor, and clad in immaculate linen." -- H.L. Mencken, on the death of William Jennings Bryan
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