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From: ESC1332%ESOC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (K.Keyte)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Various UNIX-type operating systems
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Date: Tue, 3-Nov-87 09:58:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  3 09:58:33 1987
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This isn't _quite_ the place to put this, but it does concern MINIX and
there's likely to be a bit of UNIX/XENIX knowledge distributed around the
recipients of this message, so...

I'm assessing various UNIX-style (i.e. UNIX compatible, more or less)
Operating Systems for the PC/AT and its compatibles. What I want to know
for the list of Operating Systems given at the bottom of this message is:

 i.     How compatible with 'standard' UNIXs/XENIXs is it?

 ii.    Does it come with source?

 iii.   Does it come with a compiler?

 iv.    Will MS-DOS/PC-DOS applications run under it? Fully integrated?

 v.     How much does it cost, and where is it available from?

 vi.    Does it support multi-tasking, multi-user, networks?

 vii.   ..anything else special about it?

The list in which I'm interested is:

 1.   MINIX
 2.   uSOFT XENIX
 3.   SCO XENIX
 4.   QNX  (Quantum Software Systems)
 5.  ...any others worthy of recomendation.


Any replies much appreciated.  If I get some useful information I'll post
it back again.

Thanks and Regards to all.

Karl