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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Xenix 2.1.3(x) to 2.2 conversion experiences ?
Message-ID: <552@omen.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-May-87 18:18:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: omen.552
Posted: Thu May 28 18:18:55 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 30-May-87 09:57:16 EDT
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Organization: Omen Technology Inc, Portland Oregon
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Keywords: conversion advantages ?, laser printer

In article <532@bronson.UUCP> tan@bronson.UUCP (N.R. "Tan" Bronson) writes:
:
:    I'm currently running 2.1.3 and trying to figure out if I should upgrade
:to 2.2 or switch over to MicroPort ...
:    Does 2.2 come with better support for laser printers (ditroff ?)
Imagen is supported, but not LaserWriter.  But then Microport doesn't support
PostScript either.  Third party software is available for Postscript, just
be sure to ask for the 386 version :-)
:    Has any one out there converted from 2.1.? to 2.2 yet ?
Yes.
:Are there any advantages of doing do yet ? (I understand that sdb is not yet
:available)
2.2 supports more devices, and the new kernel supports sdb.  Yes, sdb.
I heven't used it for very much since the last rash of sdb suitable hacking
was over shortly before I got sdb.

2.2 also provides direct CRT access, allowing graphics et al.

Of course you really want the 386 toolkit 2.0 version.  Like, if the Lord
had intended us to use 64k segments, he would made it cubist or something.
Rnews, rn, compress, and emacs are all running as 386 small model.