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Was probably the cheapest way to get a terminal to unix running at the time. I've been in lots of shops where the given computer is Windows, because that's what
by a3n 11y ago
Was probably the cheapest way to get a terminal to unix running at the time. I've been in lots of shops where the given computer is Windows, because that's what the rest of the company runs, and most of my time is spent in terminal windows to unix (Unix long ago, Linux these days).
I recall trying to get actual unix on a PC, back around '94 or '95. I actually contacted the local Sun rep, and it was cumbersome and expensive. I gave up.
- mml 11y agough. hummingbird. don't remind me.
- peatmoss 11y agoYeah, I worked at a largish government agency that ran Hummingbird. We had a mix of AIX servers and Windows clients and Hummingbird was critical for a handful of things. Can't say I have many fond memories about that whole architecture, but it was part of a complex web of software that let us anachronistically hold out against adopting Active Directory.
- kozukumi 11y agoOh god now that was a memory I had long repressed. Just wanted to thank you in advance for my nightmares tonight ;)
- michael_h 11y agoMe: How much is a sparcstation 10[1] without any accessories? Sun Rep: Well, give me an idea of what kind of work you're doing and we'll make sure we can get you set up with the right workstation. Me: How much is a sparcstation 10 without any accessories? ::Repeat:: [1] I gave configuration details - everything needed to ship me exactly the machine I wanted.
- krallja 11y agoWouldn't Linux or BSD have been available? These screenshots are from 2002, not 1992.
- a3n 11y agoAnd we're still issued Windows computers, locked down by IT, in 2015. Ritchie's desktop was from home, but it still could have been the path of least resistance in his family. Or maybe liked Windows, or gaming, or Quicken, ...
- rconti 11y agoAt the time? 2002? No. Actually, 2002 is when I switched from Linux desktops to OS X. Never really used Windows that much because of how poor the experience was interacting with Unix machines. Still is, really. I'm quite surprised to see it.