IBM announces UNIX for VM

[Herb Chong [DCS]]

announced today by IBM (among other things).  this is para-phrased
from the announcement newsletter.  what, if any, impact will this
have on the future of Unix and it's direction for development?
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[IBM has] also announced IX/370 to satisfy a growing requirement
for UNIX function on IBM systems.  IX/370 is based on UNIX System
V Release 2 and provides consistent function across IBM's
System/370 processor range.

The announcement of UNIX function on System/370 architecture,
operating with VM, provides a proven, reliable base for UNIX.
Existing knowledge of both System/370 and VM can be used to
support the installation and operation of UNIX functions.

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Full-duplex ASCII devices, such as the IBM 3101 or the IBM PC,
are supported through a channel-attached Series/1 and the IX/370
ASCII Control Feature.  And because IX/370 runs under VM, other
VM functions such as CMS can also be run on the same IBM
processor.
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Herb Chong, BASc
Computer Consultant 

I'm user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....

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