Re: For Roland Moore

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Why is that? Unix is universally known for stability
> UNIX is touted for its stability that is true. However it has its own set
of
> other issues to deal with. Starting with a command line interface style
> instead of a GUI. The UNIX command library differs from Windows commands
> with ones like grep, kill etc. It is not a user platform, but ususally
only
> a server platform and has to connect to regular Windows desktop machines
to
> get things done most of the time. So instead of having dissimilar
operating
> systems to get together, I like to keep things Windows end to end. Drivers
> are another issue. Many hardware vendors don't create drivers or only have
> limited or almost BETA drivers for UNIX machines. In the end when I show
up
> I am trying to get an access system to work. Many times that means fooling
> around with a UNIX structure and a database engine like Informix. If
you're
> are unlucky enough to have to reinstall the OS because of a harware
failure,
> or bad back up that is an event that takes much longer to do than Windows.
> Doing it at some odd hour, under the gun to get the system back on line
and
> with no access to tech support, that can certainly flavor your opinion of
> the product over time. Thankfully the last Card Key UNIX box was the
Pegasus
> 1000 I believe. I think GE may have killed UNIX for good with Casi, and
CEM
> is the only one I know that still promotes a UNIX based platform. I don't
> see a big future for UNIX in the alarm industry or anywhere else thank
> goodness.

I agree it isn't for most users however for large critical applications it's
pretty much mandatory. GE can't kill Unix and it will always have a place in
any industry on the server side. Windows just doesn't have the reliability
yet

I agree with you tho I like Windows better