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From: brian@apt.UUCP (Brian Litzinger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport,comp.sys.att,comp.databases
Subject: Re: (386) Unix (In)compatibilities Summary
Message-ID: <1061@apt.UUCP>
Date: 30 Aug 88 06:57:33 GMT
References: <1988Aug26.220549.14910@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: brian@award.UUCP (Brian Litzinger)
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From article <1988Aug26.220549.14910@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, by woods@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Greg Woods):
> 
> ANY binary compiled from sources that conform to the SVID _should_ run
> on any derivative of this version of Unix, regardless of which version
> it was originally compiled on, and regardless of which compiler was used.
> 
> I am _extremely_ interested in hearing from anyone with contradictory
> experiences.

I'm curious if the following does or does not consitute a compatibility
problem:

Two different versions of 386 Unix V.3: Brand X and Brand Y
Same Application software
Same Hardware
Brand X can successfully talk to my telebit at 19200 baud rate.
Brand Y cannot.

The problem is caused by Brand Y's serial port driver.

Does this mean Brand Y is not compatible?  After all, every application
that talks to my telebit fails.

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