[rescue] FDDI questions.

[Dave McGuire]

On August 22, gonufer wrote:
> >   What I will mention, though, is that Sun had NO part in the
> > development of SVR4.  It was new around 1988/1989...before it was even
> > an itch in Sun's pants.
> 
> Sun started working with AT&T to define SVR4 in 1987.  The OSF was 
> formed in 1988 to counter that "threat".
> 
> Funny how SVR4 has so much SunOS technology in it (like, say, the VM 
> system!) if Sun had no part in it. Sorry, but Sun and AT&T were the
> two major players that defined and implemented SVR4.

  Indeed, as with Greg's extremely detailed message, I stand very much
corrected on Sun's early SVR4 development involvement.  I honestly did
not know about it.  Apparently AT&T isn't very anxious to advertise
Sun's involvement in said development.

        -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD