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From: boykin@encore.com (Joseph Boykin)
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Subject: Re: Questions regarding: Mach Release 1.0 for the Multimax
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Date: 18 Feb 91 15:42:09 GMT
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In article <3507@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>, phil@eecs.nwu.edu (William LeFebvre) writes:
|> I have ouestions regarding Encore Mach 1.0
|> 
|> |> 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?

Yes.

|> |> 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".

The answer is definately COFF since that is what all of Encore's compilers
and linkers for the Multimax use.

|> 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?

Yes, but my opinion is probably biased!

|> Does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to switch?

$1,000 for Mach.
$4,000 for NFS.

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Joseph Boykin
Manager, Mach OS Development
Encore Computer Corp
Treasurer, IEEE Computer Society

Internet: boykin@encore.com
Phone: 508-460-0500 x2720