scotte@applix.com (Scott Evernden) (01/20/91)
Can anyone supply me with information about Intel's ultimate plans for their Sys V.4? I've been evaluating the docs for the Intel product for a couple of weeks and I'm beginning to believe that it doesn't stack up well compared to UHC and maybe others. I understand that Intel is still in the "beta" (aka version 2.0?) phase, but I want to know: 1) is XWIN 11.4 planned? 2) is more device support planned (tapes, SVGA, etc)? 3) OpenLook 2.0 and/or Motif 1.1? 4) Combined X11/News server (ala UHC). 5) Visix or X.desktop, maybe? 6) cost of DOSmerge, MAN pages, Motif Other questions: 1) What set of display adapters are supported. It appears that EVGA (extended vga - 800x600) is handled for a few boards, but there's no clear statement about SVGA (super vga - 1024x768). 2) Can I use a non-SCSI tape unit in a SCSI-disk system? The docs imply no, or else aren't clear. 3) (Why the heck is V.4 documentation so goddam expensive? Did I read something about AT&T/Prentice-Hall plans to corner this market?) My impression is that UHC offers many of the items mentioned above already. About the only virtue of Intel's offering thus far that I can figure is their price is attractive. Programmer's Connection was selling Intel V.4 unlimited for $1350 or so, and this *includes* printed document (no online docs, tho). I guess I'd look at DELL V.4 more closely, except I don't have a 150Meg drive, and it's not 100% clear to me yet that they will support non-DELL hardware users. -scott