rosso@sco.uu.net (07/14/89)
June 15, 1989 ... The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. is accepting
orders for SCO UNIX System V/386 Operating System Release 3.2
and SCO UNIX System V/386 Development System Release 3.2 on
5-1/4" 96tpi media.
The SCO UNIX System V/386 Operating System Release 3.2
is a fully AT&T-licensed implementation of UNIX System V/386
Release 3.2 for industry-standard 80386-based computers. It is
a multiuser, multitasking environment that runs both XENIX and
UNIX System-based applications. When used with SCO VP/ix or
with SCO Open Desktop, it can also run MS-DOS applications.
SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 provides many features not
found in SCO XENIX System V. It conforms with X/Open Common
Applications Environment (CAE) and IEEE POSIX (1003.1)
specifications, and includes Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) extensions, as well as C2-level security as
defined by the U.S. Government's National Computer Security
Center TCSEC. The SCO UNIX System V/386 Operating System
offers an integrated system administration shell and MMDF II
mail system. The SCO UNIX System V/386 Development System
includes XENIX, DOS, and OS/2 cross development as well as
CodeView. Both products contain numerous Berkeley extensions.
PRODUCT FEATURES:
- Enhanced Installation: SCO Portfolio-style menus, featuring a
new version of custom
- Enhanced sysadmsh using SCO Portfolio-style menus
- Enhanced file system control Expanded documentation with new
easy to use roadmaps and numerous examples; the Development
System offers a new, extensive guide to writing device drivers
- Additions to the list of supported third-party, add-in
hardware
- Based on AT&T UNIX System V Release 3.2
- Can run and create UNIX System V/286, UNIX System V/386, XENIX
286, and XENIX 386 binaries
- Supports DOS and OS/2 cross-development
- Contains the ACER Fast File System to improve overall system
performance
- Conforms to the NCSC C2 security level and provides, on
demand, a complete audit trail of all system activity
- POSIX conformance
- X/Open Common Applications Environment (CAE) conformance
- National Language Support (NLS)
- On-line documentation (manual pages) is included for both the
Operating System and Development System
- Supports ESDI, SCSI, and ST-506 disk controllers
- Provides the AT&T C compiler and the enhanced Microsoft
Optimizing C 5.1 compiler
- Full screen, window oriented debugging capabilities using
Microsoft CodeView
- Includes Streams
- Complete international support including ANSI X3J11
- Compiled using Microsoft Optimizing C compiler in COFF format
Initial customer shipments of the SCO UNIX System V/386 Operating
System on 80386-based computers that have AT busses and 5-1/4"
media will begin on June 30, 1989. A 3.5" version will be also
be available shortly. A Micro Channel version is currently under
development.
The SCO UNIX System V/386 Development System is anticipated to
begin first customer shipments in early August, 1989.
Please contact your SCO sales representative or Authorized SCO
Reseller for more information, or send electronic mail to
{uunet, ucbvax!ucscc, sun}!sco!info, or info@sco.COM. For the
location of the Authorized SCO Reseller nearest you, call
1-800-626-UNIX.
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SCO, SCO Portfolio, and Open Desktop are trademarks of The Santa
Cruz Operation, Inc.
IBM and AT are registered trademarks, and OS/2 and Micro Channel
are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
POSIX is a trademark of The Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers.
UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T in the U.S.A. and other
countries.
X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Ltd.
XENIX and CodeView are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
80386 is a trademark of Intel Corporation.