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From: ry@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (ryerson.schwark)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Large Unix, SYS5.4 on Unisys
Message-ID: <4606@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 90 15:06:09 GMT
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Reply-To: ry@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (ryerson.schwark,sf,)
Organization: AT&T UNIX Software Operation, Morristown, NJ
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In article <12353@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>In article <22750@adm.BRL.MIL> archunix@stl-08sima.army.mil (Bernie J. Potter) writes:
>>In addition, I have been asked to locate alternate sources
>>(besides Unisys) for a System V Release 4 based operating
>>system for a Unisys 5000/80 machine.

>If Unisys tells you definitely that they have no plans to upgrade their
>current OS to SVR4.0 (quite apart from considerations of the DA MINIS

I believe that Unisys intends to offer a port.

>contract), then try contacting Arete who as I recall actually developed
>the system you are now using (resold by Unisys).  I'm not sure that Arete
>is still in business under the same name, however; this industry changes

I believe that Arete is now Arix, and as far as I know, they are still
in business.


Ry Schwark
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