Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!pyramid!infmx!aland From: aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Unix for a 386. Summary: get out yer wallet Message-ID: <2111@infmx.UUCP> Date: 15 Aug 89 02:43:56 GMT References: <876@umb.umb.edu> <36325@bu-cs.BU.EDU> Reply-To: aland@infmx.UUCP (alan denney) Organization: INFORMIX Professional Services ("Peace thru Normalization") Lines: 30 In article <36325@bu-cs.BU.EDU> madd@buit15.bu.edu (Jim Frost) writes: >... >You can get a mostly-complete version of Interactive for about $1000. >It will cost you more if you want NFS and troff, less if you don't >care about X windows or networking. ENIX is something like $600-$700 >for the whole system, Xenix is out-of-sight ($2000+ for a usable >system, something like $3000 if you want troff). > >jim frost software tool & die madd@std.com Where have you seen 386/ix for this price? Please let me know. Current list for just the OS and development system is $1400. Their biggest bundle (with X11, TCP/IP, NFS, VP/ix, development system, and X11 development system) is *$3000*, and that omits the Text Processing system ($350) and TEN/PLUS ($140). Even if you get the 1-2 user versions, if you want just the OS and DS and VP/ix, you're looking at $1450 retail. Not exactly Microport pricing. Reference: Interactive 386/ix Suggested List Prices, 1/89. -- Alan S. Denney @ Informix Software, Inc. {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland "I want to live! -------------------------------------------- as an honest man, Disclaimer: These opinions are mine alone. to get all I deserve If I am caught or killed, the secretary and to give all I can." will disavow any knowledge of my actions. - S. Vega