Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:23317 comp.unix.xenix:4493 comp.unix.microport:2613 comp.misc:4721 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!mailrus!iuvax!purdue!decwrl!megatest!palowoda From: palowoda@megatest.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.microport,comp.misc Subject: 286->386SX ENIX(UNIX) and DOS Message-ID: <1203@megatest.UUCP> Date: 16 Jan 89 09:03:39 GMT Organization: Megatest Corporation, San Jose, Ca Lines: 76 Ok, It seems I got alot of mail on Enix (Everex UNIX) so I will sum up what happened in the Jan PC-UNIX Sig meeting. The company Everex Inc, located in Fremont, Ca. now sells 'ENIX Ver5.3' which is the licensed 3.2 version of ATT UNIX3.2. Everex just wanted to name it ENIX to identify with them. First the good news. The two user package only cost $299.00. That means you can have one console login and two other serial port login's I guess. So how do they get away with it so cheap. They don't include the manuals. The do include the manuals on the installation of coarse. This is how they claim to market it so cheap. If your a developer I guess you would by the ATT's version with complete manuals than ENIX for the customers. Or you can hit the local book store. Here's what they said was in the package: The operating system. The text processing package. X-windows V11.2 The C-compilier. They offer free support, they claim to have 30 to 40 employee's in the department. What kind of machine's will it run on. 386 clones and the ATT 6336 (I think). For that fact ATT's 3.2 runs on a 386 Clone. I haven't run the package myself but the first person that dos I hope they write about who wrote the "window manager" for the X-windows. What types of drivers they supply. The other prices: 499.00 ---- Unlimited user version includes everything above only you can have unlimited users logged in. 699.00 ---- OS and Text Processing Manuals included. Now for the bad news: They don't have a Simul-Task yet, but they did indicate that the hooks are in the kernal for this. TCP/IP was not included in the package but they did say they where working on it. ------------------------------------------------------------ Opinion This is what I would like to see. An 386SX adptor board that could plug into my AT that has cache, that will run this version of Unix. Or any other. Everex claimed that it ran on there AT1800 series AT that has one of these adaptor boards in it. Of coarse it dosn't have cache. I thought I read somewhere that the company "G2" is makeing a 386SX chip set with cache. If someone comes out with such a board for about 500 and the unix software cost about 500 it's time for me to upgrade. I would like to hear from anyone how has experience upgradeing there exsisting 286 motherboard in this way. I don't have the number off hand for Everex, it's at home. I will post it on my bbs in the bulletin section. The bbs number is 415-796-3686. ------------------------------------------------------------- ---Bob -- Bob Palowoda Work: {sun,decwrl,pyramid}!megatest!palowoda Home: {sun,pryamid}aeras!grinch!legends!fiver!palowoda BBS: (415)796-3686 2400/1200 Voice:(415)745-7749