They were better in some ways and worse in others. ITS had PCLSRing and no concept of subdirectories, not to mention SIXLTR NAMING; Lisp machines were great as

They were better in some ways and worse in others. ITS had PCLSRing and no concept of subdirectories, not to mention SIXLTR NAMING; Lisp machines were great as long as they didn't have to be fast or run continuously without GC; VMS was freaking VMS are you serious? The snide derision doesn't help, especially coming from people who were being snide on the behalf of for-profit companies that never gave a shit about them.