rick@tmiuv0.uucp (06/28/90)
In article <982@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU>, jearly@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU (John Early) writes: > I'm looking to buy a sysV for a '386, and have heard Esix reccomended several > different places. Anybody here have anything to say about it? Also, I heard > that there is a new release coming out soon. True? How soon? > Thanks, > John. I'm running ESIX SVR3.2.2C and it's quite good. The new version is "on the streets", but they're a bit behind on shipments (looks like everyone wanted it, including me). I like their upgrade policy, too. "Send us your boot disk and $99.00 (U.S.), and we'll ship it out". So far, I've had no problems at all with ESIX. It just seems to run and run. The gang at ESIX tech support have been helpful in the extreme, even to the point of having me come in with my system so they could actually walk me through some stuff and sort out some flakiness in their manuals (most of which were cockpit problems on my part). You can't beat the price for ESIX. A full unlimited user development package with all the manuals goes for about $800. Only downside to ESIX is that they don't have (or sell) the DOS emulator, or the Documentor's Workbench, or some of the other add-ons, but both SCO's and Interactive's stuff runs on it. I understand that ESIX will have that stuff available in the future. My recommendation: Buy it! -- .-------------------------------------------------------------------------. / [- O] Rick Stevens (All opinions are mine. Everyone ignores them anyway.) \ | ? +--------------------------------------------------------------------| | V | uunet!zardoz!tmiuv0!rick (<-- Work (ugh!)) | |--------+ uunet!zardoz!xyclone!sysop (<-- Home Unix (better!)) | | uunet!perigrine!ccicpg!conexch!amoeba2!rps2 (<-- Home Amiga (Best!!) | \ 75006.1355@compuserve.com (CIS: 75006,1355) (<-- CI$) / `-------------------------------------------------------------------------' "I am firm. You are stubborn. He is pigheaded." - James P. Hogan
birch@felix.UUCP (Stephen Birch) (07/02/90)
In article <2711@tmiuv0.uucp> rick@tmiuv0.uucp writes: > >I'm running ESIX SVR3.2.2C and it's quite good. The new version is "on the >streets", but they're a bit behind on shipments (looks like everyone wanted >it, including me). I like their upgrade policy, too. "Send us your boot >disk and $99.00 (U.S.), and we'll ship it out". > >So far, I've had no problems at all with ESIX. It just seems to run and >run. The gang at ESIX tech support have been helpful in the extreme, even >to the point of having me come in with my system so they could actually walk >me through some stuff and sort out some flakiness in their manuals (most of >which were cockpit problems on my part). > >You can't beat the price for ESIX. A full unlimited user development package >with all the manuals goes for about $800. Only downside to ESIX is that they >don't have (or sell) the DOS emulator, or the Documentor's Workbench, or >some of the other add-ons, but both SCO's and Interactive's stuff runs on it. >I understand that ESIX will have that stuff available in the future. > I was very interested to read your comments. I currently own 2.0.2 Interactive and have been very happy with it. However, ISC has now introduced an upgrade (2.2) for which they want about $800!!! In addition, like many others I have been refused technical support by Interactive as a result of their 60 day policy. Judging by the comments placed in this forum, Interactive's policy is to provide NO SUPPORT for upgrades, so if I did buy 2.2 I would be be very much on my own if any problems crop up. On the other hand, if I forget the upgrade and move to ESIX, I get free technical support, reasonable upgrade prices AND vpix (by virtue of my 2.0.2 Interactive software). Mmmmm - very interesting. Interactive should do some soul searching. :-) Steve