IBM to support UNIX on 4300

[Fred Christiansen]

as far as i can tell from the latest Computer System News,
IX/370 is being supported across the entire /370 line including the
new Sierra 309x series.  IX/370 runs as a guest operating system
(not native).  prices range from $10,000 to $75,000 (object,
not source, as i recall) depending upon number of users.  see also
Yates-Gram from Yates Ventures.  the guts will hit Datamation and
other mags within a couple weeks, i'm sure.
	from the description i saw, IX/370 looks like Sys V R2 V2, you
know, the latest with demand paging, record & file locking, etc.
supposedly IBM did the port itself, but picked up a couple of PC/IX
goodies that Interactive Systems adds to Un*x.  (yes, IX/370 "replaces" VM/IX)
	the biggest chuckle here is the mud in the face of all those
hot-shot industry analysts who have pontificated for several years that
IBM would never, ever support System V because that's what AT&T is pushing.
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