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It's certainly not dead. Unix workstations are still really popular for general purpose use. You can go in a local retail chain and buy an Open Group certified
by gumboza 4y ago
It's certainly not dead. Unix workstations are still really popular for general purpose use. You can go in a local retail chain and buy an Open Group certified Unix 64-bit RISC workstation for £639 here (Argos)...
- kichimi 4y agoWould be nice if you had mentioned it was an M1 Mac Mini, I got excited for a moment. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8802877?clickSR=slp:term:apple%20mac%20studio:12:39:2 https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8802877?clickSR=slp:term:app...
- gumboza 4y agoCorrect. Certification https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/certificates/1217p.pdf https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/certificates/1217p.pdf
- indigodaddy 4y agoAbsolute nothing like of which you speak exists in the US. Pretty cool that is happening in England (assuming)
- RichardCA 4y agoDo you have any further info? I checked argos.co.uk and couldn't find anything. I'm not really trying to call you out, I just don't think any of the Open Group certified Unix versions was ever licensed for the consumer market. I would need to see hard evidence to be proven wrong about that. https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/ https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/
- gumboza 4y agoMac Mini M1: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8802877 https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8802877 Certification of the OS: https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/certificates/1217p.pdf https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/certificates/1217p.pdf which is linked on the page you posted. It's a proper Unix machine. Costs slightly more than a nickel :)