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From:	Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject:	OT: Operating system uptime [was Re: WinXP and DJGPP....]
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> > If we are starting a stability contest, then here's another data point:
> > my Windows 98SE system reports an uptime of 41:21:05:49 (yes, that's

Must control reply on off topic thread ... arggg ... too late ...

> Some Linux and BSD users have boasted uptimes on the order of a year.

Documented - a VAX/VMS system stayed up for 14 YEARS without reboot.
Call me when you go over 10 years.

For real uptime you need both hardware and software which is stable and
stays backward compatible.  I personally have had VMS systems up for 3
years without reboot.  My IBM/AIX RS6000 system has been up at times for
about 2 years between reboots (which were always hardware failures in 
the non-IBM disk enclosure).  I've had Windows NT systems up over 1 year.
Only about 200 days for Win2K since it's so new and there are
always service packs/security patches.  And yes, I can keep my Win9x
system alive for more than a month if I avoid doing the things which
I know will crash it...

So now you know how my expectations are set - if it ever crashes - 
even due to a hardware failure - I'm disappointed.

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