tif@cpe.UUCP (01/19/89)
Written 6:20 pm Jan 16, 1989 by ficc.UUCP!peter in cpe:comp.unix.xenix >What's the naming history of Xenix, and what are the different versions >based on? The Tandy Model 16 originally ran a Xenix which was version 7. It was numbered 1.0.0 up through something like 1.3.5. Then came the System III based Xenix which was numbered (at least on the Tandy 6000) as 3.0.0 through 3.2.1 (I think that's right). Meanwhile SCO was doing some sort of Xenix on PC-compatibles (I don't know those version numbers). IBM announced the AT and released Xenix Version 1.0.0 (the world barfed). IBM announced Xenix Version 2.0.0 (the world paid no attention and IBM decided it didn't like Xenix anyway). SCO continued with the idea and has moved from 2.0.0 up to the now current 2.3.0 (and channeled its emphasis to the 386's). Now to really confuse things when SCO UNIX comes out it will be Version 3.2. The moral of this story is that version numbers are only useful when comparing two versions of exactly the same product. Any opinions expressed are opinions. If they appear to be anti-IBM they are anti-IBM. If they are wrong then they are wrong. Paul Chamberlain Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp. {killer | texbell}!cpe!tif Paul Chamberlain Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp. {killer | texbell}!cpe!tif