Why DEC doesn't need an ABI

[Tom Betz]

*n article <8221 at ncoast.UUCP> allbery at ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) writes:
>As quoted from <686 at spectrix.UUCP> by clewis at spectrix.UUCP (Chris Lewis (It's loose again!)):
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>| In article <8185 at ncoast.UUCP> allbery at ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) writes:
*| |that (a) DEC does not license the VAX processor for anyone else's use, and
*| |(b) DEC sells the only true commercial VAX UNIX.
*| 
*| And I agree that most of the other versions of UNIX you mention aren't
*| "commercial".  But, what about HCR's SVR3 for VAXen?  They've been shipping
*| for several months now (I think).  That I would consider "commercial"...
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*I hadn't heard of that, and hereby withdraw my argument.  Thanks for the
*update.
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What about Mt. Xinu's BSD?  They also support AppleNet and TOPS connectivity, 
and I understand they have been shipping for more than a year.



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