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From: ccastks@pyr.gatech.EDU (Ken Seefried iii)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: UNIX system V release 3 on 80386
Keywords: UNIX SYSTEM V 80386
Message-ID: <5782@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 19 May 88 02:20:03 GMT
References: <1893@ihlpm.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: ccastks@pyr.UUCP (Ken Seefried iii)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
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In article <1893@ihlpm.ATT.COM> smbkit@ihlpm.ATT.COM (00704a-Bhobe) writes:
>Is UNIX SYSTEM V RELEASE 3 officially available on 80386 based machine? If
>so please let me know about it.
>
>NOTE:
>    
>I.  There is a company called "Bell Technologies" in Fremont,CA that sells 
>    UNIX SYSTEM V RELEASE 3 on 80386 for $145. However I wasn't able to get
>    through to them to ask if they have device drivers for TTY ports.
>
>II. Prentice Hall has announced a new UNIX SYSTEM V/386 series. In that case
>    why is AT & T still shipping  XENIX on its 80386 based machines. Will 
>    someone please enlighten me on this? 

Bell Technologies is a reseller for Interactive 386/ix which is the official
System V rel.3 product for the 386 (Intel and AT&T contracted Interactive
to do the port).

Bell adds some device drivers to the base port, but do little else.  Microport
is another reseller of the Interactive port, but they apparently do much more
extensive changes to the base port.  Unfortunately, they apparently didn't
do to good a job, from what I understand.  There is a newsgroup called
comp.unix.microport that details the deficiencies of the package.  OH, and
to top it off, their support leaves a lot to be desired...

I don't know of ANY Unix that doesn't have TTY device drivers, so I will 
assume that you mean any of the various multi port serial boards that are
availible.  In that case, the answer is yes, and Bell makes a quite nice
6 port board.

The Printice Hall books make up the bulk of the Bell System V documentation.

For what its worth, I chose to go with System V rel.3 from Interactive, with
the Bell serial card.

**DISCLAIMER!! I am in no way associated with Bell, Interactive or Microport.


	ken seefried iii
	ken@gatech.edu