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From: jeff@hobbes.C2S.MN.ORG (Jeff Holmes)
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Subject: Re: SCO support for Xenix (or lack of).
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Date: 25 Mar 90 20:58:02 GMT
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In article <2609352D.C52@tct.uucp> chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
> According to davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen):
> >  In short, there was only one Xenix vendor, there are many UNIX
> >vendors, who offer price, performance, or stability advantages to some
> 
> That's true of the Xenix users I know, and it's true of me too.  Why
> should I buy Unix from SCO?  Xenix is mature and stable.  SCO Unix is
> brand new.  Other than the far-too-much-security of SCO Unix, it
> offers nothing I can't get for less money elsewhere.

	On this note, do any of the other Unix'es offer source
	level debuggers? One of the main reasons SCO Unix is
	attractive to me is Codeview. If I can somehow get
	GDB running it won't be an issue, but I don't know
	the chances of that yet. Some have said, "good luck".

	--
	Jeff

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