286->386SX ENIX(UNIX) and DOS

[Bob Palowoda]

  Ok, It seems I got alot of mail on Enix (Everex UNIX) so I will sum
  up what happened in the Jan PC-UNIX Sig meeting.

  The company Everex Inc, located in Fremont, Ca. now sells 
  'ENIX Ver5.3' which is the licensed 3.2 version of ATT UNIX3.2.
  Everex just wanted to name it ENIX to identify with them. 

  First the good news. The two user package only cost $299.00.
  That means you can have one console login and two other 
  serial port login's I guess. So how do they get away with it
  so cheap. They don't include the manuals. The do include the
  manuals on the installation of coarse. This is how they claim
  to market it so cheap. If your a developer I guess you would
  by the ATT's version with complete manuals than ENIX for the
  customers. Or you can hit the local book store. 

  Here's what they said was in the package:

  The operating system.
  The text processing package.
  X-windows V11.2
  The C-compilier.

  They offer free support, they claim to have 30 to 40 employee's
  in the department. What kind of machine's will it run on.
  386 clones and the ATT 6336 (I think). For that fact ATT's
  3.2 runs on a 386 Clone. I haven't run the package myself
  but the first person that dos I hope they write about who
  wrote the "window manager" for the X-windows. What types
  of drivers they supply.

  The other prices:

  499.00 ---- Unlimited user version includes everything above
	      only you can have unlimited users logged in.

  699.00 ---- OS and Text Processing Manuals included.


  Now for the bad news:

   They don't have a Simul-Task yet, but they did indicate that
   the hooks are in the kernal for this. 

   TCP/IP was not included in the package but they did say they
   where working on it.
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			Opinion
   This is what I would like to see. An 386SX adptor board that
   could plug into my AT that has cache, that will run this
   version of Unix. Or any other.  Everex claimed that it ran on there 
   AT1800 series AT that has one of these adaptor boards in
   it. Of coarse it dosn't have cache. I thought I read somewhere
   that the company "G2" is makeing a 386SX chip set with cache.
   If someone comes out with such a board for about 500 and the
   unix software cost about 500 it's time for me to upgrade.
   I would like to hear from anyone how has experience upgradeing
   there exsisting 286 motherboard in this way.

   I don't have the number off hand for Everex, it's at home.
   I will post it on my bbs in the bulletin section.
   The bbs number is 415-796-3686.

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   ---Bob


   
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