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From: byoder@smcnet.smc.edu (Brian Yoder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Norton Utilities
Summary: Ports & Utilities
Keywords: Norton Utilities
Message-ID: <1990May9.064340.14198@smcnet.smc.edu>
Date: 9 May 90 06:43:40 GMT
References: <68@grumbly.UUCP>
Organization: Peter Norton Computing
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In article <68@grumbly.UUCP> root@grumbly.com writes:
>There is some more news about Norton Utilities for Unix in this weeks PC WEEK.

>18 utilities are included for $295 list.  It will include Norton Disk Explorer,
>Norton Shell Enhancer, Norton Integrator and Norton Change Directory (whee)
>plus others.

I should add that these are not direct ports from DOS, the ideas behind them
are pretty much the same as the DOS utilities, but the details have been
carefully worked over to make them work like you would expect unix tools
to work.

>The initial release will support Interactive Unix and AT&T System V/386.
>Support for SunOS and HP-UX by year's end.  SCO Unix, AIX and Ultrix will
>eventually be supported.

>It will be marketed solely by Interactive Systems Corp.

I believe that they will also be selling it through Softsel, but you'd
ahve to ask a marketing person for that kind of info...I'm just a humble
technician. ;-)

>It seems like SCO Unix would be one of the first ports, since it is so
>similar to ISC Unix ?

Actually, my understanding is that we have announced a SCO port too.  Actually,
the SCO port is a little more difficult than it might appear on first 
glance because the file systems work differently than on 386/ix and some
of our tools (UnErase(tm) specifically) need considerable revision to
work under SCO.

>Can someone from ISC comment on any of the above, or add any more to the pot?

Won't I do? ;-)

Brian Yoder

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