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From: rja@edison.GE.COM (rja)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: UNIX(tm) choices for 386 systems
Summary: another view
Keywords: Microport, Interactive, AT&T, Xenix
Message-ID: <1729@edison.GE.COM>
Date: 5 Dec 88 14:17:17 GMT
References: <2596@munnari.oz> <12708@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: GE-Fanuc North America
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( The article I'm reponding to appeared in ~wizards but seemed
  more appropriate here so I've changed the posting location.)

AT&T is selling UNIX System V/386 release 3.2 NOW and it provides
full support for XENIX binaries.  When Microport/Interactive/et. al.
start selling rel 3.2 for the 386 theirs will also support XENIX
binaries.  I believe that all will be selling that release shortly
if they aren't already.  

HDB is widely available for Microport/Interactive/et.al. ports
of UNIX V/286 and UNIX V/386 and by now may well be the standard
offering.  I believe that it comes with AT&T's offering.

The '286 compilers seem to have had problems with bugs beyond what
I'd consider normal (both Xenix and the Sys V crowd), but the
'386 compilers reportedly are working well.

A number of people I know are buying the AT&T UNIX V for 
PCs that aren't AT&T.  I'm looking into doing the same.

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