tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) (01/23/91)
Like, wow. Here's a paraphrase of a press release that just moved from
UNIX System Laboratories (USL).
USL and Intel named Interactive (ISC) a Principal Publisher of SVR4 for
the 386/486. USL will give Interactive a standard porting base. ISC
will market, package, sell and support SVR4 for Intel based platforms.
INTEL WILL TRANSFER ITS EXISTING SVR4 CUSTOMER BASE TO INTERACTIVE.
Intel itself will continue ABI and architecture development.
Interactive's SVR4 release will bundle "imaging, networking, GUIs,
VP/ix, applications, and new distribution media such as CD-ROM."
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So, Intel rolls up its shrinkwrap UNIX efforts and tosses the ball to
ISC. I guess that's OK, but I hope the pricing stays reasonable.
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+----------+ %\%\ uunet!bfmny0!tneffevan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) (01/28/91)
In article <11885197@bfmny0.BFM.COM> tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes: >INTEL WILL TRANSFER ITS EXISTING SVR4 CUSTOMER BASE TO INTERACTIVE. >Intel itself will continue ABI and architecture development. >Interactive's SVR4 release will bundle "imaging, networking, GUIs, >VP/ix, applications, and new distribution media such as CD-ROM." >So, Intel rolls up its shrinkwrap UNIX efforts and tosses the ball to >ISC. I guess that's OK, but I hope the pricing stays reasonable. I certainly consider this a Good Thing, since I thought that Intel's conflict of interest in developing the generic port and also being one of the resellers, was somewhat objectionable. This brings up two questions: 1) What does the Intel move give to Interactive beyond just its misearble market share? Does this leave Dell, ESIX, and even AT&T at a *technological* disadvantage regarding the availability or quality of the ports available to them? 2) What's left of Bell Technologies? The Hub card is no longer being supported. The Blit is a historical blip. And what seemed to be the last remnants of BellTech, its shrinkwrap of UNIX for the 386, has now been abandoned with barely a stab at the market. What remains of the Intel takeover? Where are you, Dmitri? -- Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario evan@telly.on.ca / uunet!attcan!telly!evan / (416) 452-0504 "The dancing raisins are breaking up. One of them is dating Yoko Ono"
peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) (02/01/91)
OK, where does this leave existing Intel V.3 customers, particularly those of us dependent on Intel applications (PL/M development tools, OpenNET)? We were planning on upgrading to V.4 at some point. Looks like that's on indefinite hold. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' peter@ferranti.com +1 713 274 5180. 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?"
david@twg.com (David S. Herron) (02/07/91)
In article <1O49NA@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >OK, where does this leave existing Intel V.3 customers, particularly those >of us dependent on Intel applications (PL/M development tools, OpenNET)? >We were planning on upgrading to V.4 at some point. Looks like that's on >indefinite hold. Well.. I just got a note from Intel saying that they are "ramping-down" their production of SysVr3.2. Software support contracts for r3.2 would not be renewable after April 30, and that we have a special upgrade price of $399 good until r4.0. hmmm.. So if they're asking for customers for r4.0 then I don't understand why we're supposed to shift to Interactive's r4.0? -- <- David Herron, an MMDF & WIN/MHS guy, <david@twg.com> <- Formerly: David Herron -- NonResident E-Mail Hack <david@ms.uky.edu> <- <- MS-DOS ... The ultimate computer virus.