Unix Style Utilities for MSDOS?

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3 total messages Started by J0S Thu, 16 Aug 1990 13:05

#1898

Author: J0S
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 1990 13:05

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I remember seeing a Unix utility package for MSDOS by Custom Software
Systems.  Anyone have their phone No. or address?

Are there other Unix utility packages for MSDOS you would recommend?

Re: Unix Style Utilities for MSDOS?

#1902

Author: Jeff Johnson
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 1990 18:18

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In <90228.090503J0S@psuvm.psu.edu> J0S@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
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>I remember seeing a Unix utility package for MSDOS by Custom Software
>Systems.  Anyone have their phone No. or address?

Custom Sofware Systems went out of business about 2-3 years ago after
AT&T sued and won.  They had apparently used AT&T code in some of their
products and hadn't licensed it.  It is shame because I still use
PC/Vi, PC/Tools and PC/Spell regularly.  All are solid.  I wish they
could have found a way to stay in business.

>Are there other Unix utility packages for MSDOS you would recommend?

Try MKS Toolkit from Mortice Kern Systems in Canada, PICNIX or DOSIX
available on SIMTEL20 or the tools recently posted with MS-Shell in
comp.binaries.ibm.pc.

--
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Computer Consultant		Austin, TX  78759  (512) 343 0675
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Disclaimer: "My views and opinions do not reflect those of IBM"

Re: Unix Style Utilities for MSDOS?

#1917

Author: Francois Pinard
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 1990 19:30

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In article <90228.090503J0S@psuvm.psu.edu> J0S@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

   I remember seeing a Unix utility package for MSDOS by Custom Software
   Systems.  Anyone have their phone No. or address?

   Are there other Unix utility packages for MSDOS you would recommend?

Yes!  The GNU file utilities, and many other GNU tools, have all been
ported to MS-DOS by Thorsten Ohl, in Germany.  I did not try every
UNIX-like tools floating around, but I can say that Thorsten's ports
are highly satisfactory to me.

Just as a matter of example, he sent me is port of GNU make, two days
ago, and it is a wonder: I never had such a powerful make on MS-DOS.
It swaps itself out of the way, it automatically generates response
files, and other very nice gooddies.

I think his work should be better publicized.  How should I proceed to
make it available on this continent?  
--
Franc,ois Pinard          ``Vivement GNU!''         pinard@iro.umontreal.ca
(514) 588-4656    cp 886 L'Epiphanie (Qc) J0K 1J0    ...!uunet!iros1!pinard

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