🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1990Mar19.193839.2695@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us>,
johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine) writes:
>  
> I would be interested to hear if anyone has actually laid eyes on a copy
> of shrink-wrapped V.4 Unix.  Everyone I've talked to is still selling
versions
> of V.3.2.
> -- 


There's been some confusion about 3.2 versus 5.4 from Intel.  Here's the 
official scoop -


Intel now sells UNIX System V Release 3.2.2, the latest, greatest, 3.2.x 
release, complete with accessory products in X, networking, etc.

Our 5.4 package is in Beta test.  You can apply to purchase a 5.4 package under
the Beta program by contacting the ISV relations group at 503-696-5796.  5.4
is an exceptionally "real" product.  The documentation is outstanding,
and covers
many topics in depth that were formerly not treated before (even those things
that were already in precursor releases).  Even the "Beta books" are published
in complete perfect bound trade book form, with 23 volumes and over
15,000 pages.

Other advances include what is easily the fastest C compiler in UNIX or
Xenix on
Intel processors today, with dramatically visible increases over the 3.2 series
compilers.  Likewise the file system is phenomenally faster with 2x or greater
performance over older systems.  This is even visible at the command line when
doing ls's and such.

Even in Beta, the 5.4 product is extremely stable, more so in my
personal opinion
than some commercially released 3.2 based products.  Pricing has already been
announced by Intel, and will be $995 for the complete product, including X and
dev tools and NFS and other accessories, for the full multi-user license.

Until the product has been released from Beta by AT&T, we will not
release it to
our sales force, so all requests for purchase must be addressed to the ISV 
organization.   Look for special Intel deals in the near future for low cost,
automatic upgrades for 3.2 customers; however, for now, the standard
deal is 3.2.

We are working with AT&T and the other members of UNIX International to assure
all developers ready access to 5.4, and to accellerate availability of the ABI
standard to one and all at low cost and high quality.  As part of this
objective,
AT&T has held numerous seminars on 5.4 worldwide for many months, UNIX 
International members have been closely involved, and very many ISVs
have become
involved in the beta program.  The details of 5.4 have been public
knowledge for
some time now; we hope that putting the books and a finished, polished binary
product into the market will assure total access to all in the months ahead

Please feel free to mail me direct with your comments and suggestions.

Dimitri Rotow
General Manager
Integrated MicroSystems Operation
(the UNIX people)
Intel Corporation