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From: mab@mtx5c.UUCP (Michael Brochstein)
Newsgroups: net.micro.att
Subject: Re: Re: att 6300+ UNIX & OS-MERGE
Message-ID: <715@mtx5c.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 11:24:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 11:24:05 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 07:22:09 EST
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Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Middletown, NJ 07748-4801.
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> UNIX with OS Merge for the AT&T PC6300 PLUS is now in controlled
> introduction.  That means your order has to be individually approved
> by the Product Manager.  Most copies have been going to software
> companies and to Bell Labs.
> A newer, faster, fuller-featured release will be generally available
> this Spring.  Watch for the announcement.
> UNIX on the PLUS runs reasonably well in 1 Mbyte of memory on the motherboard.
> If you run an MS-DOS process (especially one bigger than 256Kb)
> or if you have two or more serious users logged in,
> then you really need more memory.  A memory expansion card will
> be available at the same time as UNIX.  The card can have
> from 0.5Mb to 2.0 Mb.  A rule of thumb for *comfortable* performance:
> 1Mb for UNIX, 0.5MB for MS-DOS, 0.5Mb per additional user.
> Of course, you can get away with less, and your mileage may
> differ depending on your driving habits and road conditions.
> 	UNIX on the PC6300 PLUS is real SVR2, with several enhancements
> and a nice user interface.   uucp certainly is included.
> nroff/troff is not available now, due to limited demand.
> If the demand picks up, AT&T might carry nroff/troff.
> Other wp and text-processing software will be available, though.

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	This is an outrage, NO nroff/troff for UNIX on the 6300+.
	OK, maybe this is not an outrage, it is an absurdity,  I can't
believe that it would take little more than a recompilation of the 
source code ( one make command).  This is AT&T at its usual.  Why not
for simply one little make command have available nroff/troff for the 
public.  All the other UNIX look-alikes (SCO XENIX V,...) have it.

	If nothing else, at least make it available for purchase.

	By the way, will the uucp softeware support a Hayes type modem
or has AT&T also overlooked this defacto standard of the PC world?

-- 
Michael Brochstein      AT&T Information Systems, Middletown, NJ
ihnp4!mtx5d!mtx5c!mab   (201) 957-1764