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From: akcs.reed@tronsbox.UUCP (reed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: COHERENT -- cheap *nix clone from Mark Williams CO
Keywords: coherent, unix, 286, 386, cheap
Message-ID: <260b007d:122.4comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 24 Mar 90 07:05:03 GMT
References: <26433@ut-emx.UUCP> <8116@cognos.UUCP>
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Seems everyone saw the same ad! On the day I called for information, I got
one of their receptionists who read off of the product brochure for me. The
main problem with COHERENT is that it's only SOURCE compatible with UNIX,
it's not BINARY compatible. Obvioulsy, you can't use most off the shelf
packages such as LanManager, SQL manager, etc. They also do not have a DOS
emulator (such as VP/IX) at this time, so you're limited there, too. About
the only thing you can do is compile and run your own programs.
As far as the package goes, it sounds like a good deal to me. As mentioned,
it includes the C compiler, Lex and Yacc, all text utilities, a symbolic and
anbsoulte debugger.
One thing I did ask about was the future price, since this is a promotional
offer. The futer price they "were kicking around" was $169.