root@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (08/16/89)
Has any tried running the XBBS binaries under Interactive Unix '386? I am currently running SCO 2.3.1 and am considering switching to Interactive Unix with the special 75% off deal and was wondering if XBBS (along with all my usenet stuff) will run as Interactive claims. -- Larry Snyder uucp: iuxax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry The Northern STAR XBBS/Usenet Site 219-287-9020 (VHST) - 219-289-3745 (PEP+) Backbone Echomail Distribution Site Fidonet 227/1 219-289-0286 (VHST 2 lines) We carry all backbone Echomail & Usenet newsgroups!
palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) (08/18/89)
In article <72@nstar.UUCP>, root@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: > Has any tried running the XBBS binaries under Interactive Unix '386? > I am currently running SCO 2.3.1 and am considering switching to > Interactive Unix with the special 75% off deal and was wondering if > XBBS (along with all my usenet stuff) will run as Interactive claims. I ran XBBS binaries that where compiled from SCO 2.2.2 on ESIX SysV 3.2. And it worked but it was slow going through the emulator. It ran much faster after you recompile it under sysv. ---Bob 75% off? Does that mean if the whole ISC package is 3000.00 you can get it for 750.00? -- Bob Palowoda *Home of Fiver BBS* login: bbs Home {sun,dasiy}!ys2!fiver!palowoda (415)-623-8809 1200/2400 Work {sun,pyramid,decwrl}!megatest!palowoda (415)-623-8806 1200/2400/9600/19200 Voice: (415)-623-7495 Public access UNIX system
jackv@turnkey.gryphon.COM (Jack F. Vogel) (08/20/89)
In article <72@nstar.UUCP> root@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: >Has any tried running the XBBS binaries under Interactive Unix '386? >I am currently running SCO 2.3.1 and am considering switching to >Interactive Unix with the special 75% off deal and was wondering if >XBBS (along with all my usenet stuff) will run as Interactive claims. I can not say for sure about the XBBS binaries, I decided after turnkey relocated that I was not really interested in running a BBS any longer, however, I have taken the usenet stuff right off a cpio tape made running SCO and loaded it back under ISC 2.0.1 and it is running fine. I have also had occasion to run other miscellaneous binaries until I got around to recompiling source and I have not yet run into anything that wouldn't work. So I would strongly suspect that you would have no problems. But then, what's the big deal in recompiling an archive or two :-} ?? A word or two about this conversion you are considering. First off, ISC being a full 3.2 implementation takes more memory. turnkey has 3 meg, which was more than enough under Xenix 2.3.1 but under some circumstances I notice it swapping with ISC. I am about to upgrade to 8 meg to alleviate this problem. Also, talk to someone technical at Interactive with regard to any special hardware you might have in your system. DON'T TAKE THE SALES TYPES WORD FOR IT!! I spent 2 months converting over and getting turnkey back up and running due to incorrect information given me on their 800 sales line! Like whether my tape drive was supported and whether my RLL drives needed firmware entries in order to work. I was told yes to the first and no to the latter and both turned out to be false!! I also had fun getting the installation to work AT ALL! With all that being said you might ask, "Why go to ISC??", well as a developer I can handle a few glitches here and there. And I really like having X11R3 with 800x600 resolution with a good chunk of the contributed distribution. Interactive's X has support for something like 10 high resolution boards. I don't think anyone else tops them yet. And I now have both my RLL drives and Archive tape working. In fact, with all the little problems ironed out, I am extremely pleased with the system. I have ported the GNU gcc compiler and am nearly finished getting g++ to work as well. Try that under SCO where the assembler won't assemble compiler output!! (does SCO 3.2 still only have masm, or did they now include the ATT assembler??) Well, enough ramblings, I would say look before you leap, but for those with the knowhow (or luck maybe) I would highly recommend ISC. Naturally, the standard disclaimer applies! -- Jack F. Vogel jackv@seas.ucla.edu AIX Technical Support - or - Locus Computing Corp. jackv@ifs.umich.edu
root@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (08/20/89)
In article <135@fiver.UUCP>, palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) writes: > 75% off? Does that mean if the whole ISC package is 3000.00 you > can get it for 750.00? Yes - and that is the package I am looking at. The 75% discount applies to VARs, OEMs and Developers. -- Larry Snyder uucp: iuxax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry The Northern STAR XBBS/Usenet Site 219-287-9020 (VHST) - 219-289-3745 (PEP+)
mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Mark Interrante) (08/26/89)
In article <6350@turnkey.gryphon.COM> jackv@turnkey.gryphon.COM writes: >In article <72@nstar.UUCP> root@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: >>Has any tried running the XBBS binaries under Interactive Unix '386? >>I am currently running SCO 2.3.1 and am considering switching to >>Interactive Unix with the special 75% off deal and was wondering if >>XBBS (along with all my usenet stuff) will run as Interactive claims. Can someone please forward the information concerning the 75% off deal that is mentioned here? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Interrante Software Engineering Research Center mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu CIS Department, University of Florida 32611 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Imagine what it would be like if TV actually were good. It would be the end of everything we know." Marvin Minsky