SCO's ODT does not work on any 80486?

[Fred Rump]

firewind at xroads.UUCP (Tom Parker) writes:


>Yesterday I was on a conference call with a person my company sold a '486 to,
>and Technology Powers Enterprise(TPE) who made the motherboard.  It seems
>that SCO's ODT will not install on this motherboard.  When our customer
>called, SCO asked him what kind of computer it was.  

First of all, SCO requires that ODT be installed by a professional SCO 
reseller, typically an APC (advanced product center or level III reseller). The 
customer should only get involved with the reseller who will have delivered a 
'working' system.
 



>They said that since it
>wasn't on their list of "approved" 80486's that they could offer no help.  So
>TPE gets involved and finds out that SCO has not tested ODT on *ANY* 80486!!!

Second of all, we've not even bothered trying ODT on a 386 but have installed 
it ONLY on 486 boards. Of course, I never heard of TPE either and it may 
really not work on that board. But again, that is something you should know 
before you ever sell the product.  

> Yet they advertize that it runs on the '386 and '486!  Sound deceptive?  TPE
>has tried to loan one of their motherboards to SCO for testing ODT, yet SCO
>has not been too receptive to this at all.

How many boards would you like SCO to test? Should they hire an army of 
testers just so that you sell some off the wall motherboard?



>So, a little warning to the wise.  I'd avoid ODT if I were you, especially if
>you want to run it on a '486!
>   Tom
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I would suggest dealing with a professional company that tests its products 
before selling them to the user instead. SCO is not in the hardware business. 
Those that assemble hardware are. They should make sure their product works in 
the desired environment lest they be considered charlatans.

Fred Rump
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