ra@intsys.no (Robert Andersson) (04/04/91)
I need to set up UNIX on a PC. It has to be from SCO for political
reasons. What confuses me is that I am offered either:
UNIX
UNIX Dev.Sys.
NFS
TCP/IP
VP/ix
Xsight
Or:
Open Desktop
Open Desktop Server Upgrade
Open Desktop Dev.Sys.
The machine will be used for software development only, in a single
user 'workstation' type setup, but set up both as a NFS server and client.
Compilers, shell, utilities, written and online documentation and network
software are areas of importance to me. X and databases less so.
Getting a product that is maintained is also important. The time it
took for Open Desktop to move to 3.2v2 scares me, as does the apparent
non-development of Xsight.
Does it really matter what I get?
Pros and cons for either configuration is most welcome.
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...!{uunet,mcsun,nuug}!intsys.no!ra 0405 Oslo 4, NORWAYwul@sco.COM (Wu Liu) (04/05/91)
/--In reply to ra@intsys.no (Robert Andersson)... | I need to set up UNIX on a PC. It has to be from SCO for political | reasons. What confuses me is that I am offered either: | UNIX | UNIX Dev.Sys. | NFS | TCP/IP | VP/ix | Xsight | Or: | Open Desktop | Open Desktop Server Upgrade | Open Desktop Dev.Sys. | | The machine will be used for software development only, in a single | user 'workstation' type setup, but set up both as a NFS server and client. | Compilers, shell, utilities, written and online documentation and network | software are areas of importance to me. X and databases less so. | Getting a product that is maintained is also important. The time it | took for Open Desktop to move to 3.2v2 scares me, as does the apparent | non-development of Xsight. | | Does it really matter what I get? | Pros and cons for either configuration is most welcome. \-- There are a couple of possible combinations here in addition to the two you mention above. In your particular case, I'd probably recommend obtaining the Open Desktop Personal System bundle along with the Open Desktop Development System bundle, since that would get you the most functionality for the lowest price. Since you're going to be operating as a single-user system, you don't need the Server Upgrade. And yes, NFS for Open Desktop Release 1.1 does allow you to export filesystems and/or directories without requiring that you have the Server Upgrade installed. Functionally speaking, there isn't much difference between the two configurations. If you opt for the Open Desktop route, you get DOS-Merge instead of VP/ix, and you also get LAN Manager Client and Ingres thrown in. It's also going to be less expensive to get the Open Desktop Personal System bundle (Unix, TCP, NFS, LMC, Ingres, Merge, and Xsight) than getting the equivalent amount of software separately. The same thing applies for the Development System pieces. Of course, if you're set to spend lots of money on SCO software, I certainly won't complain... ;-)
ralfi@pemcom.pem-stuttgart.de (Ralf U. Holighaus) (04/05/91)
ra@intsys.no (Robert Andersson) writes: > Open Desktop IS: UNIX 3.2.2 (since ODT 1.01) TCP/IP XSight (X11.3, Motif, X.Desktop) INGRES DOS/MERGE (Dos under Unix, like VP/IX) NFS LAN-Manager (CLient only) > Open Desktop Server Upgrade IS: All of the above for more than 2 Users (requires Open Desktop, of course...) > Open Desktop Dev.Sys. IS: Everything for developing on Open Desktop --> Development System --> TCP/IP DevSys --> NFS DevSys --> XWindows DevSys --> Motif DevSys --> Ingres DevSys So, you get more for less. If you need XWindows, your only good choice is Open Desktop. And in USA, it's already available as ODT 1.01 (not yet in Good Old Germany...). So you have Unix 3.2.2 as well. Regards Ralf. -- PEM Programmentwicklungsgesellschaft | Ralf U. Holighaus fuer Microcomputer mbH | Technical Support PO-Box 810165 D-7000 Stuttgart 80 Germany | holighaus@PEM-Stuttgart.de VOICE: x49-711-713045 FAX: x49-711-713047 | ..!unido!pemcom!ralfi