sauer@ibmchs.UUCP (Charlie Sauer) (06/02/88)
(I originally sent this to the info-ibmrt mailing list. Apparently postings to comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt automatically get forwarded to the mailing list, but not vice-versa?) > Recommendations for a good database system would > also be appreciated. There are versions of INFORMIX, INGRES and ORACLE available for AIX/RT. There are probably others that I am not aware of. > Also does anyone have any > information on the IBM AIX/RT AT DOS simulator. I'm appending excerpts from the announcement letter below. Charlie Sauer TITLE IBM AIX (TM)/RT (TM) PERSONAL COMPUTER AT (R) SIMULATOR ABSTRACT The IBM AIX/RT Personal Computer AT (R) Simulator licensed program is designed to provide support for execution of many IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System (DOS) 3.3 applications on the RT PC (TM). With AT Simulator, multiple DOS sessions can execute simultaneously with one or more AIX/RT sessions, all on the RT PC system console. Files and data can be exchanged between DOS and AIX/RT. (TM) AIX, RT, RT PC and RT Personal Computer are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation. (R) Registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. Charges: Program One-Time Number Charge 5601-191 $500 Planned Availability Date: June 24, 1988 Note: Support for IBM X-Windows Version 2.1 will be available September 1988. OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS o Support for execution of DOS applications on the RT PC o Multiple DOS sessions supported on system console o Support for file/data sharing between AIX/RT and DOS o X-Windows support including multiuser support via Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) o Shared or dedicated support for printers and diskettes o Supports IBM 4-port and 8-port asynchronous adapters o Supports all IBM RT PC console displays o Does not require hardware slot. DESCRIPTION The IBM AIX/RT Personal Computer AT Simulator provides the capability for many DOS applications to execute on the RT PC system console without requiring additional hardware. The DOS applications run in "Real Mode" (that is, 80286 protected mode not supported) as if they were executing on a Personal Computer AT with 640K of memory. Interchange of files and data between AIX/RT and the AT Simulator is accomplished by using AIX/RT conversion utilities. Multiple DOS sessions can execute simultaneously, on the system console, with other AIX/RT applications and tasks. Each session requires a copy of DOS and the application to be run. Multi-user support is provided via X-Windows and TCP/IP. The AT Simulator can use but does not require a dedicated mini-disk. Instead, the program can create AIX file(s) for use as a simulated hard file, thus conserving RT PC disk space. Supported IBM RT PC printers and diskettes can be shared between AIX/RT and AT Simulator session(s). The AT Simulator provides support for printers and plotters, including printers and plotters attached to the IBM 4-port and 8-port asynchronous adapters, and the two standard 6150 serial ports. AT Simulator supports all IBM RT PC console displays. (IBM 6153, 6154, and 6155 displays emulate both the 5153 Color Graphics Display and the 5151 PC Display.) TECHINFO TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: The IBM AIX/RT Personal Computer AT Simulator requires an IBM RT PC Model 115 or 125 and attached display. Certain PC AT applications may have other specific hardware requirements. PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS: IBM AIX/RT Personal Computer AT Simulator requires AIX/RT Operating System Version 2.2. DOS 3.3 is needed for execution of the PC applications. X-Windows 2.1 is required to use the X-Windows mode of AT Simulator. (Support for X-Windows Version 2.1 will be available September 1988.) COMPATIBILITY: AIX/RT Personal Computer AT Simulator is designed to support application programs written for the Personal Computer AT. Transfer of AIX/RT files and data requires use of AIX conversion utilities that are provided in AIX/RT. To initially demonstrate the compatibility and functionality of the AIX/RT Personal Computer AT Simulator licensed program, selected IBM licensed programs and non-IBM logo offerings will be identified for this operating environment. The following are examples of application programs that IBM plans to have tested by the product vendors for use with the AT Simulator along with DOS 3.3. The results of the testing will be published at planned availability. This is not a comprehensive list of the programs that will run with the AT Simulator, but a listing of the various programs that IBM plans to test. IBM acknowledges the following trademarks and their owners: o dBase III PLUS(2) o Chart Master(2) o Lotus 1-2-3(3) o Flight Simulator(4) o Microsoft Windows(4) o PFS: First Choice(5) o WordPerfect(6) o IBM Displaywrite 4 o IBM Storyboard Plus (2) Registered trademarks of Ashton-Tate. (3) Registered trademark of Lotus, Inc. (4) Registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. (5) Trademark of Software Publishing Corporation. (6) Trademark of WordPerfect Corporation. LIMITATIONS: o Program executes in Real Mode only o Must be run from the RT system console o Does not support OS/2 (TM) o Input/output adapters that support the interrupt sharing protocol are not supported. o Not recommended for applications that have timing dependencies (for example, Robotics) o Does not support applications that directly access the fixed disk o Does not support the use of COM 3 and COM 4 under DOS 3.3. (TM) Trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. -- Charlie Sauer IBM AES/ESD, D18/802 uucp: ut-sally!ut-emx!ibmaus!sauer 11400 Burnet Road csnet: ibmaus!sauer@EMX.UTEXAS.EDU Austin, Texas 78758 aesnet: sauer@auschs (512) 823-3692 vnet: SAUER at AUSVM6