pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) (05/17/91)
I currently have an Altos 586 with xenix 3.0e installed. I've
seen versions 2.2 & 2.3 mentioned on the net, but I can't believe that
this version is newer because it is dated 1986.
Does anyone have a list of XENIX versions giving manufacturer name as well?
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Peter Schmitt UNIX Consultant
Kiewit Computation Center Computing Services
Dartmouth College (603)646-2085
Hanover, NH 03755 Peter.Schmitt@Dartmouth.EDUpeter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) (05/18/91)
In article <1991May16.174028.4280@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: > I currently have an Altos 586 with xenix 3.0e installed. I've > seen versions 2.2 & 2.3 mentioned on the net, but I can't believe that > this version is newer because it is dated 1986. They changed the numbering from 3.x (as in System III) to 2.x at some point, I suspect it had to do with System V.2 or some silly thing like that. -- Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180; Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012; `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"
paul@devon.lns.pa.us (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.) (05/21/91)
peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: +--------- | pete@othello.dartmout (Pete Schmitt) writes: | > I currently have an Altos 586 with xenix 3.0e installed. I've | > seen versions 2.2 & 2.3 mentioned on the net, but I can't believe that | > this version is newer because it is dated 1986. | | They changed the numbering from 3.x (as in System III) to 2.x at some point, | I suspect it had to do with System V.2 or some silly thing like that. +--------- No, here's the difference: Microsoft Xenix (not SCO) versions through 2.4 were based on Unix V7. Early Altos system used Microsoft Xenix 2.[34]. Tandy ported Microsoft Xenix 2.3 to their Model 16, calling it TRS-XENIX 1.0. Microsoft Xenix 3.0 was based on Unix System III. Altos used this release for their ?86 boxes. IBM released it for the AT, calling it IBM Xenix 1.0. Tandy ported it to the Tandy 6000 (and upgraded Model 16's), calling it Tandy 68000/Xenix 3.0. Microsoft Xenix System V began a new version numbering scheme. IBM released it for their AT, calling it IBM Xenix 2.0. SCO got control of Xenix from Microsoft and continued issuing revisions beginning with that 2.0 number. Last I checked, they were at 2.3.something. Of course SCO Xenix System V/?86 version 2.3 shouldn't be confused with Microsoft Xenix version 2.3. :-) - paul INTERNET: paul@devon.lns.pa.us | Why is the alphabet in that order? UUCP: {sei,rutgers}!devon!paul | Is it because of that song?