iav1917@ritcv.UUCP (alan i. vymetalik) (12/16/87)
Fellow Rainbow users:
The word out of the just-completed DECUS at Anaheim, CA suggests
that DEC is REALLY considering sub-licensing MS-DOS 3.10 to "an
interested and stable third-party company." It seems DEC has
already paid for 3.10 A LONG TIME AGO but has, of course, not
released it to the public, officially (there are bootleg copies
floating around). The problem is mainly one of support (and
royalities, I'll bet). DEC is looking for a company to support
the product: it'll be out of DEC's hands at that point! One of
the companies brought up in conversation is Jerry Miller's
Suitable Solutions company (the one that brings you the ClickClock
chip for the Rainbow and markets many programs like CodeBlue and
SpeedCache for the Rainbow).
Keep up the letters and the calls. DEC needs to here from you.
Oh, by the way, for those of you interested. One of the items
that showed up at the DECUS show was an 80286 Replacement Processor
board for the Rainbow! 10Mhz board for about $500-$600! From
Suitable Solutions.
NOTE: I HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH DEC, DECUS (I WAS), OR SUITABLE
SOLUTIONS (I HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED WITH JERRY MILLER) SO I GAIN
NOTHING FROM THIS POSTING. THEY GET FREE ADVERTISING.
Enjoy,
Alan
Alan I. Vymetalik @ {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!iav1917
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