VMS -> Ultrix transition

[Todd Merriman]

In article <19412 at adm.BRL.MIL> sbbur%CONNCOLL.BITNET at cunyvm.cuny.edu writes:
>I'm looking for suggestions on making the transition from VMS to Ultrix
>easier for our users.........

As a developer spending nearly equal time on both SysV and VMS,
I highly recommend *NOT* trying to emulate DCL on the Ultrix
system.  Please understand that I have no interest in comparing
DCL versus the Shell.  What I feel is important is to use the
command processor best suited to the o/s.  If you emulate DCL in
the Ultrix environment, your users will never learn to use the
Shell; and, the Shell is far better suited to exploit the strengths
of Unix.

If your users are used to EDT, VI is functionally equivalent.
More powerful editors are available from third-parties, but
will require a learning curve.  I learned EDT so that I could
edit on *any* VAX running VMS.  I learned VI so that I could edit
on any SysV.  Neither editor is even in the same ballpark as
BRIEF, which I use on my PC to do the majority of my program
editing.

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