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From: phil@eecs.nwu.edu (William LeFebvre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.encore
Subject: Questions regarding: Mach Release 1.0 for the Multimax
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Date: 14 Feb 91 16:28:18 GMT
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I have ouestions regarding Encore Mach 1.0

In article <14033@encore.Encore.COM>, boykin@encore.com (Joseph Boykin) writes:
|> Encore Mach version 1.0 is now shipping from Encore.  All existing
|> customers with support will automatically receive an update tape
|> in the near future....

Support???  What type of support?  Do you mean Mach software support?

|> Mach version 1.0 is based on the version 2.5 Mach kernel from
|> CMU and the 4.3BSD-tahoe utilities....

Which format does it use for object files and executables?  I'm not
familiar enough with Mach and Tahoe to answer that on my own.  I hope
the answer is not "COFF".

We currently are running UMAX 4.0 (the BSD look-alike) on our Multimax.
I am thinking that it might be worthwile to switch to Mach.  Anyone
have any thoughts on that idea?  Does anyone have an idea how much it
would cost to switch?  (Maybe I should ask my salesman).

Any other thoughts on this would be appreciated.

		William LeFebvre
		Computing Facilities Manager and Analyst
		Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
		Northwestern University
		<phil@eecs.nwu.edu>