Newsgroups: comp.text
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsl!npn
From: npn@cbnewsl.att.com (nils-peter.nelson)
Subject: Re: DWB 3.1 - one more try
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 90 13:25:05 GMT
Message-ID: <1990Oct17.132505.1770@cbnewsl.att.com>
Summary: Binary distribution of DWB 3.1 from AT&T
References: <1990Oct16.130044.29482@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In article <1990Oct16.130044.29482@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, rstevens@pluto.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Rich Stevens) writes:
> Since I didn't get any responses, I assume that *no one* currently
> has any plans to offer a product based on DWB 3.1 ?  This means that
> anyone wanting the new features in DWB 3.1 has to purchase the source ?
> 
> 	Richard Stevens


I've been working with AT&T (strange world, isn't it?) to
distribute binaries of DWB 3.1 for their product line:
6386 (PC-style), 3B2/x00 and System 7000 (Pyramid).
We've already tried DWB 3.1 on all these machines, so the
only obstacle is distribution and the 800 number for support.

I've been unable to connect with SUN, although they have
shown an interest. A few very small VARs have either bought
or are making plans to buy 3.1 (so they tell me) but it
would be improper to disclose who.

Perhaps if you have a machine for which you would like
DWB 3.1 binaries, send me the name of the manufacturer
and I can contact them and try to get them interested.
For small VARs it gets expensive to maintain a testbed of
50 different processors (I've got a CRAY X-MP myself to
check out DWB but I don't think SoftQuad does), so the
best bet is to convince MIPS, Sun, HP, etc. to issue it.