Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!mtune!mtunx!lzaz!lznv!psc From: psc@lznv.ATT.COM (P.S.CHISHOLM) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Need AWK for MS-DOS System Message-ID: <1335@lznv.ATT.COM> Date: 22 Mar 88 19:39:40 GMT References: Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Lines: 38 Summary: MKS AWK, alone or with Toolkit, from MKS or Programmer's Connection < If you lined all the news readers up end-to-end, they'd be easier to shoot. > Gee, I expected a hundred replies to this one, but nothing so far, so here goes. Mortice Kern Systems sells AWK, either by itself ($75), or as part of the MKS Toolkit ($139). The toolkit includes well over one hundred UNIX(R)-like tools, including ksh and vi. I've talked with several MKS customers, and all but one of them were delighted with the Toolkit. Quote from "The Connection: Programmer's Connection Buyer's Guide", winter 88 issue, p. 4: "Are MKS VI and MKS AWK the same programs included in the MKS Toolkit? VI, the full screen editor, is the same. AWK, the fourth generation language, is different. If purchased separately, MKS AWK supports four memory models: LARGE (available memory up to 640K), SMALL (64K of code and 64K of data), LARGE with 8087 support and SMALL with 8087 support. The MKS AWK included with the MKS Toolkit supports the small memory model only and does not have 8087 support." I happen to know that the separate package includes the new book, THE AWK PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, by Aho, Weinberger, and Kernighan; the Toolkit AWK doesn't. The Toolkit AWK *does* support the new UNIX SVR3.2 features, such as AWK functions. These packages are available from Programmer's Connection for $114 and $65, respectively. MKS VI by itself lists for $75, but is $65 from Programmer's Connection. Either way, if you want both AWK and VI, it's cheaper to buy the whole Toolkit. For more information, contact Mortice Kern Systems at watmath!mks!inquiry or 519-884-2251, or Programmer's Connection at 800-336-1166. -Paul S. R. Chisholm, {ihnp4,cbosgd,allegra,rutgers}!mtune!lznv!psc AT&T Mail !psrchisholm, Internet psc@lznv.att.com I'm not speaking for my employer, I'm just speaking my mind. I have no relation to MKS or Programmer's Connection, except that I ordered the MKS Toolkit from Programmer's Connection this morning, which is why I've got the catalog in the office. If you want to buy a real UNIX system, I'll get a salesman to call. UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.