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Re: Is the New Mac OS/WinNT Unix based?

From: Dale Ghent <>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 15:51:15 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Bill Nordstrom wrote:

| I've heard that the new Mac OS will be based on a Unix-type kernal. 
| I've also heard similiar claims that NT is more Unix-like than 95.  Are
| these claims correct and if so what does "Type" or "like" really mean. 
| Could either suplant Linux as a wearable favorite (ignoring the size
| factor by presuming either could be cut to the core if necessary)?

Rhapsody.. which has it's roots in NextStep, NeXT's OS for it's black
hardware, which is also ported to Sparc (4m only I think) and x86.

			-Dale

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