Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!rayssd!sud509!heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com From: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Coherent (check out ESSEX) Message-ID: <2259@sud509.ed.ray.com> Date: 29 Aug 90 17:29:47 GMT References: <9008260325.AA24518@lightning.Berkeley.EDU> <7626@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> Sender: heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin @ Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA) Organization: Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA Lines: 24 In article <7626@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> lasky@iris.ucdavis.EDU (Ty Lasky) writes: > >people, and one person recommended that he look at ESSEX (sp?), Everex's >version of Unix. Apparently, this operating system costs about >$500-600, but is as good as SCO Unix, which costs MUCH more. Also, >ESSEX apparently includes X windows, and other goodies (maybe NFS, I >don't know). As you can tell, I haven't personally seen any information >about this, but if I were looking at gettin Unix, I would definitely >look into ESSEX, rather than Coherent. Like they say, you get what you >pay for. What you really mean here is ESIX. Esix is a SYSVR3 UNIX, unlike Coherent which is really just a SYS7 Unix CLONE. -- Bill Heiser Work: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com {decuac,necntc,uunet}!rayssd!tdw201!heiser Home: Bill.Heiser@f240.n322.z1.fidonet.org (Fidonet 1:322/240) The Think_Tank BBS (508)655-3848 1200/2400/9600-HST Other: 75106.2332@compuserve.com Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix)