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From: pjh@tech.uucp (Pete Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: AT&T hardware / SCO software agreement
Message-ID: <1991Feb28.040031.5609@tech.uucp>
Date: 28 Feb 91 04:00:31 GMT
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Reply-To: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg)
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In article <4362383@bfmny0.BFM.COM> tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes:
=I see where AT&T and SCO have agreed to ensure compatibility between the
=newer AT&T WGS's and SCO SV/386 R3.2.  Basically the WGS's, StarLAN and
=other AT&T products will be certified for use with SCO.  AT&T is not
=giving up their own shrink wrapped product, they're just admitting that
=this other vendor exists and allowing their hardware onto SCO's official
=list.
=
=Just thought you'd like to know.

Where'd you hear that, Tom?  I just heard that SVR4 would eventually
support SCO UNIX extensions, including the x.out (I think that's what
he called it) executables.

Do you think that AT&T would loosen up enough to recognize that their
software will run on other folks' hardware?

Pete
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