what unix do you run for the VAX?

[Mark Farrar]

	To Whom It May Concern,


		I am at that point in my life were a system manager must

	decide what type of operating system I should put on the newly

	purchased VAX 750. I am beckoning to all of you multifaceted users,

	system programmers, and system managers to consult myself about

	the pros and cons of the following OPSYSs on the the VAX 750:

	ULTRIX-32 (Dec's product which is 4.2BSD), 4.2BSD, 4.1BSD, and

	SYSTEM V version 2.0.

		The system configuration is as follows: VAX 750 with 4Mbytes,

	ECC MOS memory, TU80-AA tape drive (washing machine), RUA81-CA

	456Mb Winchester hard disk, 32 asynchronous ports, LA120-DA printer/

	console, and LXY12-EA plotter/printer. The printer/plotter just

	mentioned has no driver that is UNIX compatible (oops!); this means

	I am also looking for a driver (if not references where to look)

	that will make this printer work!

		One final consulting question; because we are a Statistics

	Department we have decided to get AT&T's statistical package 'S'.

	How does 'S' compare with 'SAS', 'SPSS', and any other statistical

	packages? Are there any other statistical packages that run under

	UNIX; I would like to know about them. Please reply ASAP over the

	network! Thank you.


		Mark Farrar

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