Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!egvideo!edhew
From: edhew@egvideo.UUCP (Ed Hew)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: SCO Unix 3.2 <-?-> comp.unix.xenix
Summary: UNIX is kinda radically different from Xenix
Keywords: SCO, XENIX, UNIX, 3.2
Message-ID: <2022@egvideo.UUCP>
Date: 28 May 89 04:00:00 GMT
References: <184@usource.UUCP> <18698@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: edhew@egvideo.UUCP (Ed Hew)
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In article <18698@cup.portal.com> Dion_L_Johnson@cup.portal.com writes:
>Frank Bicknell writes:
>>What's to become of this newsgroup when SCO xenix becomes SCO
>>unix?  I realize that it's strictly a formality, but it seems
>>that most of the traffic here is SCO-xenix based.
>
>It's not just a formality.  SCO UNIX is not just another version
>of XENIX - it's a major change, on a new porting base.
>XENIX will be around for a while (especially for 286 machines)

It's quite likely that SCO Xenix will be around (286/386) for quite a
while.  SCO Xenix is an optimized product that runs very well and very
*fast* (comparatively speaking) on intel architecture and is ideal for
sites with limited resources.  I don't see this changing in the short term.

On the other hand, SCO UNIX appears to be directed towards sites which
require AT&T based UNIX, full binary portability, C2 level audit security,
and lots more (my binders are overflowing!).  That being the case it's
somewhat larger than Xenix and consumes resources accordingly.  Simply put:
you get a lot, but you need more resources to support it to the same
performance level, especially if you're running audit.  Considering how
much more is in it, it's amazing that it runs comparative to Xenix speed
at all.  Good job, SCO!

We have two very good products here, but they're directed towards different
markets ("authorized comments" are welcome).

>and it may be sensible to create a new newsgroup for the
>new product.  comp.unix.sco-unix ?

That may prove to be a most valid suggestion, come release-date.

		--ed		{edhew@egvideo.uucp}

>Dion L. Johnson

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