mfaust@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil (Mitchell Faust) (06/11/91)
Did anyone else read this in June 3rd's INFOWORLD page 29?
QUOTE:
IRIX 4.0 Combines Iris Graphics Library
Silicon Graphics Inc. last week announced Irix 4.0, a new version
of its symmetrical multiprocessing operating system.
The new version integrates the X Window System with SGI's Iris
Graphics Library, providing the first real-time 3-D X Window
environment.
Irix 4.0 is now compliant with Posix, X/Opens XPG3 (Volumes 1, 2
and 3), FIPS 151-1, MIT's X11, Release 4, and Motif 1.1, and is
consistent with the ACE (Advanced Computing Environment) Initiative's
API.
Irix 4.0 will be distributed free on CD ROM in the third quarter,
or with a $200 media charge on quarter-inch tape.
UNQUOTE
Any comments??
Mitchell Faust
mfaust@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil
MTL Systems Inc
The view expressed are my own and do not represent the Air Force, its
staff, management, or sponsers.fsset@bach.lerc.nasa.gov (Scott E. Townsend) (06/12/91)
In article <1991Jun11.084535.137@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil> mfaust@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil (Mitchell Faust) writes: > Did anyone else read this in June 3rd's INFOWORLD page 29? > > QUOTE: > > IRIX 4.0 Combines Iris Graphics Library > > Silicon Graphics Inc. last week announced Irix 4.0, a new version > of its symmetrical multiprocessing operating system. > > The new version integrates the X Window System with SGI's Iris > Graphics Library, providing the first real-time 3-D X Window > environment. > > Irix 4.0 is now compliant with Posix, X/Opens XPG3 (Volumes 1, 2 > and 3), FIPS 151-1, MIT's X11, Release 4, and Motif 1.1, and is > consistent with the ACE (Advanced Computing Environment) Initiative's > API. My (limited) understanding of ACE is that it is little-endian. Is IRIX 4.0 going to be little-endian only, or will there be a way to switch based on the file's magic number? I can see a wonderful time ahead fixing (recompiling) libraries & executables. > Irix 4.0 will be distributed free on CD ROM in the third quarter, > or with a $200 media charge on quarter-inch tape. > > UNQUOTE > > Any comments?? > > Mitchell Faust > mfaust@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil > MTL Systems Inc > > The view expressed are my own and do not represent the Air Force, its > staff, management, or sponsers. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott Townsend | Mail Stop: 5-11 NASA Lewis Research Center | Email: fsset@bach.lerc.nasa.gov Cleveland, Ohio 44135 |
olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) (06/13/91)
In <1991Jun12.121317.805@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> fsset@bach.lerc.nasa.gov (Scott E. Townsend) writes: | In article <1991Jun11.084535.137@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil> mfaust@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil (Mitchell Faust) writes: | ... | > Irix 4.0 is now compliant with Posix, X/Opens XPG3 (Volumes 1, 2 | > and 3), FIPS 151-1, MIT's X11, Release 4, and Motif 1.1, and is | > consistent with the ACE (Advanced Computing Environment) Initiative's | > API. | | My (limited) understanding of ACE is that it is little-endian. Is IRIX 4.0 | going to be little-endian only, or will there be a way to switch based on | the file's magic number? | | I can see a wonderful time ahead fixing (recompiling) libraries & executables. IRIX 4.0 is still completely big-endian. I'm not sure where that piece of the announcement came from, but my guess is some editting mistake, confusing plans for the future with IRIX 4.0. The ACE API hasn't even been completely defined, so being "consistent" with it would be quite a trick... There were no (or perhaps a very few) changes in IRIX 4.0 related to the ACE announcement, to the best of my knowledge. -- Dave Olson Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.