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Originally posted by LANSTARR.COM
1) which unix do most businesses tend to use?
2) what basic business application do they tend to use unix for?
3) where can I get this form of unix?
4) are there any online resources or good books that will train me on using this form of unix?
1) Sun and HP seem to be the more common commercial flavors but there are many other unices out there. Typical is relative to business need.
2) All kinds - We use HP and run a complete billing system - batch processes, real time, gui's etc.
3) Call the vendor and pay mucho dollars for it! Or, for your own need/learning, get a free version of a differant distribution such as RedHat, Mandrake, Sun (they offer the binaries), Debian, etc
4)Hit the Search button (upper right side of page), and check out the FAQ page. These are some of the more common questions asked and answered on the board.