Ex-unix support person speaks

Darryl Baker dpb at tellab5.UUCP
Mon May 2 08:48:32 AEST 1988


In article <4599 at ihlpf.ATT.COM> gmark at ihlpf.ATT.COM (Stewart) writes:
+>In article <963 at tellab5.UUCP>, dpb at tellab5.UUCP (Darryl Baker) writes:
+>> Well I've seen a lot of speculation in this news group about what
+>> version of AT&T Unix is the OS on the Unix-pc. Well I left AT&T Unix
+>
+>Well, I've just heard that AT&T announced a VoicePower board for their
+>WGS 386 computer.  If I am to assume that this machine is a replacement
+>for the 3B1, references to the sadness with which I note that Motorola
+>has been abandoned in favor of Intel aside, how does the new machine 
+>compare?  I guess it's an 80386.  Has a lot of the software been ported?

I tend to agree but how does this correspond to my article?
I am no longer with AT&T and not privy to their marketing plans.

+>How does the performance compare?  I guess a full-blown setup costs
+>nearly $10K (3B1 originally got near $8K with the works), but they're 
+>pushing the 630 as a montitor.  Does this mean there will be no
+>UNIX-PC 3.6 OS? Got any information?  Good/bad news?
+>

I hope there is a 3.6 or 4.0 that is more in line with System V 3.0
but I doubt it. No profit and very little good press for AT&T.
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