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From: dbb@tc.fluke.COM (Dave Bartley)
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Subject: Venix Users?
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Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 11:43:35 EST
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PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS ACCOUNT, as I'm posting this for a friend.
Thanks,
	Dave

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The Great OS Search continues ...
 
Still looking for comments on real-time Unix-ish OS's.  We've
ruled out QNX (C compiler small model only; not close to Unix) and 
Regulus (only one comment, and that was a flame).

What about Venix?  I briefly used a version for the PC in 1983, and it
seemed as reasonable as Unix on an IBM XT could.  Is it worth looking at
today?  Venturcom is advertising SVID conformance with a real-time kernel.
Also the $600 price (until 12/31/87) is pretty tempting.  I do note that
comp.unix.venix seems to have evaporated ...

Thanks in advance; please reply by mail & I'll post a summary.
 
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