plocher@uport.UUCP (John Plocher) (10/05/88)
( Marketing Hype follows; This is the only "marketing" I will do here for these products. I am posting a heavily edited version of the press release, call Microport Sales (800) 722-8649 to obtain a complete upgrade anouncement. Sorry if this offends anyone, my email address is in the header -John ) Contact David Le, Microport Systems, (408) 438-8649 Microport unveils new Unix (r) System V releases for 80286 and 80386 micros Scotts Valley, Calif. -- September 6, 1988 -- Microport Systems, Inc announced today that it will start shipping two new releases of its Unix System V products during the month of September: System V/386 version 3.0e for Intel 80386-based computers and System V/AT version 2.4 for 80286-based machines. An improved version of Dos Merge 386, a program which runs DOS applications under 80386 Unix systems, was also announced. ... The new features provided in System V/386 version 3.0e include: Support for RLL and ESDI hard disk controllers, support for streaming tape backups and for the Weitek floating point coprocessor; a 32 bit, feature rich, highly optimizing Greenhills C compiler; an improved, menu driven user interface called SysViz, added utilities; and improved documentation. ... Existing users of Microport's System V/386 can upgrade to the new 3.0e version by purchasing new Runtime disks and release notes for $99, a new Runtime Manual for $50, and a new Software Development System disk set for $125. A new release of Dos Merge 386, version 1.1, was also announced. ... Current users of Dos Merge 386 will obtain a free upgrade to version 1.1 with the purchase of the V/386 Runtime disk pack upgrade. System V/AT ... will be released as version 2.4. ... System V/AT version 2.4 offers many new improvements including: support for RLL & ESDI hard disk controllers and streaming tape backups; improved mail program; improved floppy and fixed disk drivers, more utilities and new vi functions; and new software development libraries. ( HDB uucp is also included -John ) ... Upgrades are avaliable to existing users at $75 for new Runtime disks and Release notes, and $99 for the Software Development System disk set. Microport Systems 10 Victor Square Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (408) 438-8649 (r) Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T