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From: cgwst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Charles G. Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Esix SYSVR4 upgrade
Message-ID: <103413@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 91 07:50:35 GMT
References: <1991Mar14.232541.8195@unixland.uucp> <1991Mar15.053739.23650@csrd.uiuc.edu>
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
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In article <1991Mar14.232541.8195@unixland.uucp> bill@unixland.uucp writes:
>Well, the word is out on the Esix upgrade from Rev D to SysVr4.
>
>2-user version upgrade:  $399
>unlimited user version:  $699
>development kit          $275
>                          ---
>                        $ 974
>
>The new version includes printed documentation and on-line man pages.
>... definitely not cheap ...

To ESIX's credit, *GOD* only knows what AT&T is charging for System V.4
sources + licensing.  Anyone want to fathom a guess of the costs outside of
the normal ~$100k source license??

I have not seen a decently prices V.4 !!anywhere!!.  I would be willing to
invest a good amount of $$$ to see a GNU kernel right now!!

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