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From: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Latest version of Microport Unix/386
Message-ID: <3063@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
Date: 30 Mar 88 23:15:50 GMT
References: <412@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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In article <412@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> wgreene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (William H. Greene) writes:
>I'm confused about what version of 386 Unix is currently available from
>Microport. I'm currently running 2.2 (including SD system) which has no
>Korn shell or Greenhills C. I thought I read  in other messages in this
>newsgroup that there was a 2.3 386 version that included these two pieces
>of software. But when I call Microport to ask about an upgrade, they say
>there is no 2.3 version. Is anybody out there running Microport with
>Korn shell ? with Greenhills C ? If so, did it come as part of a standard
>Microport release, from the Microport BB, or another source ? Since 
>Microport has been advertising  these features for only around 3 months
>now, I would expect that we would have to wait about another 3 months
>to actually get them. Thanks in advance for the clarification.
>
>                          Bill Greene


Bill - To the best of my knowledge, Microport started including KSH a little
late in the release of 386/2.2.  You might try calling Microport to see if
they will send you a free copy (well... you never know ;-)).

The Greenhills C compiler still hasn't been released (as of last week) in
its final form.  The only version around is an early beta 1.8.2 release
Microport sent to a few begging customers to test the water.  The *real*
release should be available soon (checks in the mail).  The code produced
by the Greenhills beta that I have is smaller and faster than the stock
AT&T compiler produces.  I'm looking forward to the first commercial release.

					Ken Keirnan
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