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From: jmturn@lmi-angel.UUCP (James Turner)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.news.group
Subject: Re: Wanted: net.micro.xenix
Message-ID: <12@lmi-angel.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Apr-86 14:38:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  3 14:38:10 1986
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References: <950@rlgvax.UUCP> <387@gargoyle.UUCP> <>
Reply-To: jmturn@lmi-angel.UUCP (James Turner)
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In article <> gemini@homxb.UUCP (Rick Richardson) writes:
>west@gargoyle.UUCP (Steve Westfall) writes:
>> In article <950@rlgvax.UUCP> dennis@rlgvax.UUCP (Dennis Bednar) writes:
>> >
>> >How about a new group "net.micro.xenix" for Xenix 286/System 5 for
>> >the PC/AT?  The problem with net.micro.pc, is that its full of
>> >stuff for pc/mdos machines.
>I would like to see a group "net.micro.unix" created (NOT net.micro.xenix).
>The groups charter would be for and about uses of all versions of UNIX
>on single user computers.  I think that the breadth of machines and
>UNIX ports which this group would justify its existance.  Some of the
>machines that I think fit into this category are: IBM PC/AT, Tandy,
>AT&T PC6300+, AT&T UNIX PC, DEC PRO.  Some of the UNIX ports that fit are:
>MS-Xenix (3 or SVR2), SCO-Xenix, Venix (2 or SVR2), AT&T OS-Merge,
>AT&T UNIX SVR2.

There are some of us out there who are still running Xenix 2.3 (V7), and
have no interest in updating to S3 or S5. All the discussion about this new
list seems to center on the USG look-alike versions of *nix, I'd just
like to put in a word for the old guard.


-- 

James

Helping Computers With Speech Impediments
LISP Machine, Inc.

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