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In the November issue of MACWORLD, p. 18
(MAC BULLETIN) [printed without permission]:
Running UNIX on the Plus and SE
An Australian company has developed an implementation of POSIX for would-be
UNIX users who are not in the market for a Mac II and an 80MB hard disk.
MacIdris, from Whitesmiths, provides a multitasking executive, interprocess
communication, and C and Pascal development tools, as well as other UNIX
utilities. MacIdris runs as an application under the Finder with 1MB of
memory or under MultiFinder with 2MB, and it requires only 5MB of disk space.
MacIdris runs on the Plus and all later Macs and costs $499. For more
information, contact Jean Batty at 301/657-3775.
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I called them up myself and found out more information. It is
apparently a small version of UNIX. It is currently without TCP/IP or windows.
It functions as an application launched from Finder. Idris' history goes back
to someone named "Bill (last name?)" at Bell Labs who later founded Whitesmiths.
It has real-time capabilities, according to the person I spoke with. If anyone
else has more [detailed] information on this stuff, I'd appreciate it. I've
requested a brochure but this has piqued my curiosity and my appetite for more
information.
Thanks,
Rex
--
M. Rex Espiritu, Jr. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
rex@nbc1.ge.com 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Room 1615W
{uunet!crdgw1,ge-dab,philabs}!nbc1!rex New York, NY 10112 (212) 664-5390
``Where there is no vision, the people shall perish.'' --Is
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