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From: dold@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Clarence Dold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Monthly posting about Unix-PC network
Message-ID: <1664@mitisft.Convergent.COM>
Date: 7 Nov 90 15:55:50 GMT
References: <305@hico2.UUCP>
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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in article <305@hico2.UUCP>, kak@hico2.UUCP (Kris A. Kugel) says:
>  > 	UNISYS/NCG (formerly Convergent Technologies (also the mfr for AT&T
>  > 	of the 3B1)) of San Jose CA showing their 68040 SVR3.2 with X11R4.
>  > 	Software running on the 3B1 (68010), for example, can be simply
>  > 	copied to that Model 4040 using tape or Ethernet and continue to
>  > 	run (that Model 4040 is expected to officially debut on or about
>  > 	Nov.21 per my notes from that meeting).

> this sounds bizzare, does it have a 68000 family co-processor?
> does it know about 3b1 pecularities?  binarys, or do you need
> to re-compile sources?

The 68040 is a superset of the 68010, so no co-processor is necessary.
It does not know about windows, and the shared library usage has changed.
Rumor has it that you can bring 3B1 shared libraries over and then the 
executables will run but I haven't tried that.  
Non-shared library / non-graphic binaries will run.
Re-compilation should work for almost anything you've written, again with
the caveat about graphics.  

The kernel is vastly different, and of course no code from the 68040 will
be executable on the 3B1, but the upgrade path to the 68040 should be easy.

No sales pitch, just a Tech Support Guy.
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