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____/ Mark Kent on Monday 03 November 2008 14:29 : \____
> Chris Ahlstrom <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>>> Wasn't McDonald's on SCO systems?
>>>
>>> Yes, it was. I read that somewhere as well. It seems to have upgraded.
>>>
>>> McDonald's pilots Linux-based electronic signage
>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7373469582.html
>>
>> http://www.sco.com/5reasons/
>>
>> Case Study: McDonald's
>>
>> "The everyday business of a McDonald's restaurant requires a stable
>> operating system that can give round-the-clock performance," said John
>> Doty, Director of US Information Technology for McDonald's Corporation's
>> Store Systems. "We are very pleased with the performance of SCO UNIX.
>> SCO's platform has provided us with a very stable and reliable system.
>> SCO UNIX has been a dependable platform for thousands of McDonald's
>> restaurants over the past 10 years and we're looking forward to migrating
>> our restaurants to the current version."
>>
>> Then again:
>>
>>
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.sco.misc/browse_thread/thread/1cb64d91b3ead3fa
>>
>> Jun 11 2004, 7:26 am
>> Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
>> From: FyRE <F...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:26:02 +0100
>> Local: Fri, Jun 11 2004 7:26 am
>> Subject: Mc Donalds dumps SCO
>>
>> http://www.novell.com/news/leadstories/2004/jun7/
>>
>> Couldn't help grinning at this announcement. SCO's biggest (maybe
>> only?) remaining customer dropping them like a bad habit in
>> favour of a modern operating system.
>>
>> Of course, Novell's link is broken.
>>
>> That poster had a funny sig, too:
>>
>> "War: The way Americans learn geography"
>>
>
> Perhaps McDonalds will have a bit of money to spend on improve their
> food?
Or salaries? These places are sweat shops.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | It is no longer uncommon to be uncommon
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