ucmpme@swuts.swbt.com (1593]) (10/20/90)
I have ESIX 3.2, Rev. D.
I have access to System V documentation here at work, and not much
money, so I didn't buy the documentation. The system comes with
release notes, and an operations/system administration manual, that
hints at capability, and refers the reader to various other volumes
in the documentation.
I may eventually have to buy TFM, but before I do that, I'd like the
opinions of those of you who have it.
Does ESIX documentation vary greatly from AT&T System V/386?
I'm interested mainly in what ESIX calls the User's/System Administrator's
Reference Manual? Some of the procedures briefly described in the
Operations/Sys.Admin manual refer to this manual. Also, AT&T has
a document named exactly the same. Further, when I read the catalog blurb
on AT&T's O/S.A, it seems to be the same as the volume of the same
name that I got with ESIX, in terms of what it does.
Now the reason for the question is that I have priced the stuff....
ESIX wants $99 dollars (U.S.) for one volume. The set sells for $319.
In AT$T's catalog, the like-named manual sells for $35.06.
All I want is a simple non-graphics intensive cyan on blue screen, so I
can get on with exploring UNIX. (White on Black... :^( )
(I'd also like to be able to format a 5 1/4 floppy.....
Please help, if you can.
Thanks. I've learned a lot from you folks.
--
M. E. Evans
UUCP: swuts!ucmpme or swbatl!evans ucmpme@swuts.swbt.com (1593]) (10/20/90)
In article <524@swuts.swbt.com>, ucmpme@swuts.swbt.com (1593]) writes: > > I have ESIX 3.2, Rev. D. > > > I may eventually have to buy TFM, but before I do that, I'd like the > opinions of those of you who have it. > > Does ESIX documentation vary greatly from AT&T System V/386? > > > All I want is a simple non-graphics intensive cyan on blue screen, so I > can get on with exploring UNIX. (White on Black... :^( ) > > (I'd also like to be able to format a 5 1/4 floppy..... > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Please help, if you can. > I apologize for following up my own posting, but I didn't want to reduce my chances of getting help by appearing to be a complete idiot. (I may *be* a complete idiot, I just don't want to appear so) The manuals I have are ESIX 386 Release Notes, Operations/System Administrator's Guide, and ESIX Release Notes. They *do* show explicitly how to format floppies. In truth, they probably have given me all the information I need to achieve the simple color scheme I want, but they've given it assuming **much** more knowledge than I have at this point. The section on the display(7) goes on for several pages describing escape sequences for screen and cursor control. But they assume I know what to do with this information. Same thing with ioctl calls for display modes of various video adapters. I'm willing to dig, but a hint as to where would help. I guess no one expects a rank beginner to buy and tackle the mastering of UNIX. :^) Thanks, again for your forbearance. -- M. E. Evans UUCP: swuts!ucmpme or swbatl!evans