Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!uwmcsd1!marque!uunet!munnari!muller From: muller@munnari.oz (Paul Muller) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Why's and wherefore's..... Keywords: Microport vs. Xenix (for IBM-AT(386) based systems) Message-ID: <2596@munnari.oz> Date: 30 Nov 88 15:12:49 GMT Lines: 21 I know this is asking for comp.unix.wizards.flame, but I am rather confused. I have been talking to people in the industry and to collegues over the advantages of SCO Xenix vs Microport Sys V (AT/386), which is better, the last comment I recvd from a friend (who runs Xenix) was that Microport was CRAP! He cited the point that the ttyx drivers are stuffed and that the whole OS is a snail! This is rather odd as a conflicting comment suggested that M/Port runs rings around Xenix on any PC?!?! I would appreciate some expert (read:user) opinion on this as I have to help manage a system that will run a file intensive retrieval system and with around 6 users I need something that can hack the pace and save my bum. I apologise for the contravertialnous (spel?) of the topic, but I really like to know what I'm getting myself into (assuming it makes it through finance Thanks in advance, Paul Muller +61 3 743 5930 (muller@munnari.oz.au)