[net.micro] UNIX on personal computers?

CSvax:sbm (11/17/82)

     I would be very interested in knowing all there is  to  know
about  the availability of UNIX(tm) on personal computers. I have
heard that it is available on the IBM PC; does  anyone  have  it?
Any criticisms? Is C-shell available (chortle, chortle)? Have any
other personal computer manufacturers seen the light? 

     I don't own a personal computer; I am interested, though.  I
might  even consider building one (a kit, mind you) if everything
was spelled out for me in the instructions. 

                                        Steven Munson
                                        Purdue University

jec (11/18/82)

	I recently received some information from Microsoft on XENIX
and it looks quite interesting.  It aparrently is a super-set of UNIX
V7 and is multi-user/multi-tasking.  XENIX isn't one of the UNIX look-
alike systems like Qunix, but is just a commercial version of XENIX
marketed through Microsoft (since Western Electric technically can't
get into the software business -- see Byte Magazine Vol6,Num6 -- XENIX).
	In their little brochure they that they are putting XENIX OS
on the DEC PDP-11, Intel 8086, Z8000, and Motorola 68000.  I think I
recall seeing an ad for a hard disk w/controller that came with XENIX,
but thinking back it might have been on of the other "UNIX like"
systems.  Microsoft is pushing to make XENIX the industry standard
too, and with all those languages they've written, they might be
able to do it.
	The address of Microsoft, in case you are interested, is:


			Microsoft
			Microsoft Building
			10700 Northup Way
			Bellevue, Wa. 98004


	If any of you have any experience or have heard anything about
XENIX running on the 5150/IBM pc, I'd be very interested in hearing
about it.


			Mike Conley (...!decvax!pur-ee!iuvax!isrnix!jec)

wagner (11/19/82)

A friend of mine is about to become the canadian distributor
for XENIX, so I might be able to get XENIX questions answered.

Michael Wagner, UTCS
(decvax!utzoo!utcsstat!wagner)

wagner (11/20/82)

Someone already pointed out to me that there are already canadian
distributors for XENIX, so perhaps my friend is becoming another
canadian distributor for it.  Or perhaps the scribbles on my note pad
were cross-talk and I got confused.  I will try to check it out.

Michael Wagner, UTCS