It certainly got fewer complaints than HP-UX.

fuzztester · 2024-04-05T19:36:11

What were the complaints that HP-UX used to get?

I used it for a while earlier at work, and don't remember many problems with it. One did have to apply OS patches fairly regularly to it, but IIRC, that process was somewhat smooth.

hinkley · 2024-04-05T20:45:19

In the time of SGI, I believe it had a lot of posix compliance problems.

And if memory serves, the Bible (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/603263.Advanced_Programm...) didn’t cover it, which was a problem.

fuzztester · 2024-04-06T04:47:05

Okay, got it. :)

pjmlp · 2024-04-05T18:44:53

On HP-UX 10, back in 2000, the C compiler version I was using still wasn't fully ANSI C, and needed K&R C function declarations, but hey at least we had containers (HP Vault), and 64 bit file system access.