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From: syncro@looking.UUCP (Tom Haapanen)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: PC/IX on an IBM AT, information requested.
Message-ID: <553@looking.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-May-86 10:43:37 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 28 10:43:37 1986
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References: <737@mtx5c.UUCP> <543@polaris.UUCP>
Reply-To: syncro@looking.UUCP (Tom Haapanen)
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Organization: Looking Glass Software Ltd. Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <543@polaris.UUCP> herbie@polaris.UUCP (Herb Chong) writes:

>>	I am considering the purchase of an IBM AT for program development
>>using C.  The target environment will also be AT's as well as other
>>Xenix based supermicros.  I need information from someone who is currently
>>using a PC/IX (or other version of Xenix) based AT .  My questions are about
>>PC/IX, its development utlities, and the speed of an AT running multi-user
>>under PC/IX.

>PC/IX and Xenix are unix sys3 clones but are otherwise different beasts.
>Xenix is by Microsoft/SCO.  PC/IX is by Interactive Systems Corporation.

Ummm, that used to be true.  Now, what we have is:
	PC/IX, IBM Xenix		System III
	SCO Xenix 5, IBM Xenix 2.0	System V
IBM Xenix is an IBM-ized version of SCO Xenix with a higher price tag.
Xenix was developed by Microsoft for micros, and ported to the PC, AT
and others by SCO (Santa Cruz Operation Inc.).  So, SCO is probably
the best source to get Xenix.

PC/IX is NOT a version of Xenix; rather, it is a port of UNIX Sys3 to PC
(and to VM, as VM/IX) by Interactive Systems (I think).  It has generated
a LOT of negative feedback from users, and is missing Sys5 features, and
essentials such as csh and vi.

UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T Bell Labs.
XENIX is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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