Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!rutgers!columbia!cs.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga UNIX: any info? Summary: Looking for information on Amix developments Keywords: AMIX Message-ID: <1990Mar6.193622.13377@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 6 Mar 90 19:36:22 GMT References: <296@amix.commodore.com> Sender: usenet@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Network News) Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 55 TO SOMEONE AT COMMODORE WORKING ON UNIX: --------------------------------------- In article <296@amix.commodore.com> ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) writes: >In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com writes: >>What kind of Unix is CBM going to package in that >>space? Alternatively, what is CBM going to sell as a "minimal" Unix >>system? And how many of the minimal AmigaDOS machines I described >>above will you be able to buy for that price? > >The memory constraint is a problem. Unix is a pig, it is just a fact, >but as for disk space. We have put an entire release 4 system >including X in something close to 60meg. We are hoping to shrink that >in many ways (remove networking if you don't use it, X is history if >you wish). > >>Don't get me wrong - I think having Unix available is a wonderfull >>thing. I also think that, like the Mac & PC world, the price of >>running Unix will keep almost everyone from doing so. > >This is a good point. How much is do you think a low end Unix >workstation should go for to be in the typical user's price range? > >-- >ag@amix.commodore.com Keith Gabryelski ...!cbmvax!amix!ag Keith, I realize that you are probably under some restrictions, but I'd appreciate your saying what you can: 1) I notice that your signature is ag@amix.commodore.com. Does that mean you are connected to a Unix amiga as you read this? 2) Are you implying that X comes with the Unix? 3) Currently, X is only B&W. Will it be available in color by the time that the Unix machine is released? 4) The U. of Lowell board, connected to some huge monitor, seems like what would make an Amiga into a full "Sun" workstation, i.e. big and colorful. Is it Commodore's intention to make the Unix Amiga work with UofL and if so is the U. of L. expected out soon, i.e. with the Unix machine. 5) How's the networking hardware/software coming along? 6) Are there any dates for the release? At AmiExpo or CeBit? Thanks for your time, -- Ethan Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu Compu$erve : 70137,3271 Anyone giving away Amigas or Sharp Scanners???