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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: wanted: UNIX or clone
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.202747.25445@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 20:27:47 GMT
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jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) writes:

>I think it's just a case of Wordperfect not realizing how similar ISC UNIX
>and ESIX are.  I really doubt there would be any problem that could not be
>easily worked around.

>There are a few minor differences, like ESIX calling the virtual terminals
>/dev/vcXX where ISC calls them /dev/vtXX, and ESIX using the AT386-M terminfo
>for the console while ISC calls it AT386.

maybe so - but many vendors don't consider ESIX a major contender in
the 386 based UNIX market - so they don't show an interest in supporting it

>If you are including Xenix, in that case Wordperfect has two different
>products -- one for UNIX and one for Xenix 386.  The Xenix product will
>not run on UNIX, due at least to not having support for the the UNIX
>console in the Xenix product.  Xenix handles the console differently.

No, Word Perfect has seperate releases for ISC and SCO UNIX.  

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