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Started by Shidokht Yadegari
Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:11
INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Author: Shidokht Yadegari
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:11
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:11
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For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0, but that they did not want customers to wait until then for certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes. This package cost me $75. Reading on I found that the two disks really contain all the stuff that we were all complaining about. They finally did long file names and symbolic links, interval timer, and a Korn shell that supports job control and the second disk has support for up to 256Mb of memory on an ISA box (I couldn't try that, my machine only has 8). So it looks like the folks at SunSoft decided to get serious about this product. After all, from what I hear Solaris will not run on all machines so it looks there is still a place for that product. I also received an envelop labeled Maintenance Update. It contains a disk with bugfixes (and a Boot disk for 2.88Mb floppy drives). The notes that come with it claim this is now shipped with new product and they will do a new one every three months. That sounds a lot better than the "I am sorry Sir, but this will be fixed in the next release" approach. Looks like the customer counts again!
Re: INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Author: Robert B. Tate
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 23:57
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 23:57
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In article <8985@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> yadegari@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Shidokht Yadegari) writes:
>
>For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the
>INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be
>available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of
>the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just
>got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some
>documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand
>new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0,
>but that they did not want customers to wait until then for
>certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes.
>This package cost me $75.
I assume that you ordered this 'box' from them;
What did you order?
How did you know to order?
What should I ask for?
--
rbt@tous.OAU.ORG (Robert B. Tate) | A little knowledge is a dangerous
{ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt | thing. Any less can kill you.
Re: INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Author: Rolf A. Rennemo
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:34
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:34
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rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:
>In article <8985@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> yadegari@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Shidokht Yadegari) writes:
>>
>>For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the
>>INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be
>>available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of
>>the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just
>>got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some
>>documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand
>>new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0,
>>but that they did not want customers to wait until then for
>>certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes.
>>This package cost me $75.
> I assume that you ordered this 'box' from them;
> What did you order?
> How did you know to order?
> What should I ask for?
>--
> rbt@tous.OAU.ORG (Robert B. Tate) | A little knowledge is a dangerous
> {ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt | thing. Any less can kill you.
Guess you could try you dealer/distributor or SunSoft teleservices.
To order you ask for the following:
Maintenance Update #1 for 3.0.1:
MNTU-100-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
MNTU-100-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Version 4.0 Preview Kit for 3.0.1:
IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Skip the rest if you don't want to read the description of these packages.
Maintenance Update (#1) for Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System
============================================================
This first Maintenance Update from SunSoft for
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 3.0.1 is a
new way of updating the quality of the software and keeping
it in sync with new available hardware. It contains a
number of bug fixes, updates the Korn shell, and
incorporates additional hardware support. We currently
plan to issue new Maintenance Updates every 3 months.
This Update supports reading a 1.44 Mb diskette on a system
configured with a 2.88 Mb diskette drive. A separate Boot
diskette is supplied for this purpose. Note that the
system will not accept 2.88 Mb diskettes, but only 1.44 Mb and
720 KB diskettes in 2.88 Mb drives.
The Update wil upgrade the Korn shell supplied with the
INTERACTIVE UNIX System to Version 88G. This is the known
latest V.3.2 compatible version.
The following bugfixes are part of the Maintenance Update:
-The sysadm system has been updated to properly work on ASCII
terminals
-Corrected versions of df and dfstat to work with automounter
-Support has been added to mix IDA and non-IDA controllers
-Support has been added for more BusLogic Fast Cache
controllers
-A new syslogd program for INTERACTIVE TCP/IP
-A new lockd program for INTERACTIVE NFS
-SVPMI files have been added to support Compaq portable and
Cirrus CL-GD1542X VGA with INTERACTIVE X11
-Fixes for the OSF/Motif memory leak problem
-Updated 3COM 3C507, Western Digital and LLC drivers
-A number of miscellaneous minor bugfixes
Product Description
-------------------
The Maintenance Update product consists of one license envelope
containing Release Notes and one 5 1/4" or two 3 1/2" diskettes
Availability/Partnumbers
------------------------
The Maintenance Update will have a dual function:
- It will be added to every product that contains an Operating
System
- It will be made available to existing customers through the
Support channel.
New Product
-----------
The Maintenance Update product will be added to the following
products :
Operating System
Application Platform
Network Platform
Workstation Platform
Workstation Developer
Operating System Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Workstation Platform Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Platform Update (3.0 to 3.0.1)
Separate Maintenance Update
===========================
The partnumbers for the separate update are:
MNTU-100-FP5
and
MNTU-100-FP3
This product will be shipped/treated like all other
bugfixdiskettes are today.
============================================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System Version 4.0 Preview Kit
===============================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 4.0 is
a full-featured, new version of the product scheduled for
the spring of 1993.
Because of customer demand, however, key functionality is
being made available via the Preview Kit.
Although called Preview Kit, the software has been fully
tested and is supported by SunSoft. It is installable on top of
and is only to be used with Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System.
Features that are part of the Preview Kit
-----------------------------------------
The following features are part of the Preview Kit:
- New device drivers
The Preview Kit contains a new device driver for an IBM MCA
Token Ring card.
- itimer driver
When installed, this driver gives the system the
capability to send signals at intervals of several
milliseconds, as on BSD systems, rather than full seconds as is
the case on UNIX System V Release 3.2.
- Long file name support and symbolic links
This modified version of the S5 file system allows for the
creation of files with names that can be as long as 512
characters, instead of 14. Symbolic links are also
supported, which makes it possible to assign different path
names to a single file, even across file systems. Where
necessary, certain UNIX System utilities have been modified to
support these features properly. The addition of these
features also leads to improved interoperability with Solaris
systems and many other operating systems which already support
these features.
- Support for more than 16 MB on ISA machines
Personal computers with the AT Bus architecture (usually
referred to as ISA machines) have a DMA controller that
supports 24-bit addressing. This translates into being able
to only address 16Mb of memory. Many of these machines today
are capable of supporting more than 16Mb of memory (often up to
32Mb or more). A major software enhancement was made to be
able to support ISA machines with up to 256Mb of memory. It is
recommended that this software be installed only on ISA
machines that indeed have more than 16Mb of memory.
Product Description
-------------------
The Preview Kit consists of a single box that contains two
diskettes and a booklet that includes Release Notes and
modified manpages of the commands that have been
modified to support Long File Names and Symbolic Links.
The software consists of several subsets that can be
installed on Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating
System.
Availability/Partnumbers/Pricing
--------------------------------
The Preview Kit will be available as of December 17, 1992.
Partnumbers are:
- IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
- IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
============================================================
--
---
Rolf A. Rennemo ! Tel. +47 2 950800, Fax. +47 2 950790
rar@multix.no ! Multix AS, Gjerdrumsvei 12, 0486 Oslo, Norway
Re: INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Author: Rolf A. Rennemo
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:38
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:38
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rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:
>In article <8985@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> yadegari@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Shidokht Yadegari) writes:
>>
>>For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the
>>INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be
>>available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of
>>the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just
>>got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some
>>documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand
>>new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0,
>>but that they did not want customers to wait until then for
>>certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes.
>>This package cost me $75.
> I assume that you ordered this 'box' from them;
> What did you order?
> How did you know to order?
> What should I ask for?
>--
> rbt@tous.OAU.ORG (Robert B. Tate) | A little knowledge is a dangerous
> {ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt | thing. Any less can kill you.
Guess you could try you dealer/distributor or SunSoft teleservices.
To order you ask for the following:
Maintenance Update #1 for 3.0.1:
MNTU-100-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
MNTU-100-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Version 4.0 Preview Kit for 3.0.1:
IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Skip the rest if you don't want to read the description of these packages.
Maintenance Update (#1) for Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System
============================================================
This first Maintenance Update from SunSoft for
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 3.0.1 is a
new way of updating the quality of the software and keeping
it in sync with new available hardware. It contains a
number of bug fixes, updates the Korn shell, and
incorporates additional hardware support. We currently
plan to issue new Maintenance Updates every 3 months.
This Update supports reading a 1.44 Mb diskette on a system
configured with a 2.88 Mb diskette drive. A separate Boot
diskette is supplied for this purpose. Note that the
system will not accept 2.88 Mb diskettes, but only 1.44 Mb and
720 KB diskettes in 2.88 Mb drives.
The Update wil upgrade the Korn shell supplied with the
INTERACTIVE UNIX System to Version 88G. This is the known
latest V.3.2 compatible version.
The following bugfixes are part of the Maintenance Update:
-The sysadm system has been updated to properly work on ASCII
terminals
-Corrected versions of df and dfstat to work with automounter
-Support has been added to mix IDA and non-IDA controllers
-Support has been added for more BusLogic Fast Cache
controllers
-A new syslogd program for INTERACTIVE TCP/IP
-A new lockd program for INTERACTIVE NFS
-SVPMI files have been added to support Compaq portable and
Cirrus CL-GD1542X VGA with INTERACTIVE X11
-Fixes for the OSF/Motif memory leak problem
-Updated 3COM 3C507, Western Digital and LLC drivers
-A number of miscellaneous minor bugfixes
Product Description
-------------------
The Maintenance Update product consists of one license envelope
containing Release Notes and one 5 1/4" or two 3 1/2" diskettes
Availability/Partnumbers
------------------------
The Maintenance Update will have a dual function:
- It will be added to every product that contains an Operating
System
- It will be made available to existing customers through the
Support channel.
New Product
-----------
The Maintenance Update product will be added to the following
products :
Operating System
Application Platform
Network Platform
Workstation Platform
Workstation Developer
Operating System Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Workstation Platform Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Platform Update (3.0 to 3.0.1)
Separate Maintenance Update
===========================
The partnumbers for the separate update are:
MNTU-100-FP5
and
MNTU-100-FP3
This product will be shipped/treated like all other
bugfixdiskettes are today.
============================================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System Version 4.0 Preview Kit
===============================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 4.0 is
a full-featured, new version of the product scheduled for
the spring of 1993.
Because of customer demand, however, key functionality is
being made available via the Preview Kit.
Although called Preview Kit, the software has been fully
tested and is supported by SunSoft. It is installable on top of
and is only to be used with Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System.
Features that are part of the Preview Kit
-----------------------------------------
The following features are part of the Preview Kit:
- New device drivers
The Preview Kit contains a new device driver for an IBM MCA
Token Ring card.
- itimer driver
When installed, this driver gives the system the
capability to send signals at intervals of several
milliseconds, as on BSD systems, rather than full seconds as is
the case on UNIX System V Release 3.2.
- Long file name support and symbolic links
This modified version of the S5 file system allows for the
creation of files with names that can be as long as 512
characters, instead of 14. Symbolic links are also
supported, which makes it possible to assign different path
names to a single file, even across file systems. Where
necessary, certain UNIX System utilities have been modified to
support these features properly. The addition of these
features also leads to improved interoperability with Solaris
systems and many other operating systems which already support
these features.
- Support for more than 16 MB on ISA machines
Personal computers with the AT Bus architecture (usually
referred to as ISA machines) have a DMA controller that
supports 24-bit addressing. This translates into being able
to only address 16Mb of memory. Many of these machines today
are capable of supporting more than 16Mb of memory (often up to
32Mb or more). A major software enhancement was made to be
able to support ISA machines with up to 256Mb of memory. It is
recommended that this software be installed only on ISA
machines that indeed have more than 16Mb of memory.
Product Description
-------------------
The Preview Kit consists of a single box that contains two
diskettes and a booklet that includes Release Notes and
modified manpages of the commands that have been
modified to support Long File Names and Symbolic Links.
The software consists of several subsets that can be
installed on Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating
System.
Availability/Partnumbers/Pricing
--------------------------------
The Preview Kit will be available as of December 17, 1992.
Partnumbers are:
- IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
- IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
============================================================
--
---
Rolf A. Rennemo ! Tel. +47 2 950800, Fax. +47 2 950790
rar@multix.no ! Multix AS, Gjerdrumsvei 12, 0486 Oslo, Norway
Re: INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Author: Rolf A. Rennemo
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:51
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 08:51
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rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:
>In article <8985@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> yadegari@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Shidokht Yadegari) writes:
>>
>>For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the
>>INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be
>>available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of
>>the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just
>>got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some
>>documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand
>>new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0,
>>but that they did not want customers to wait until then for
>>certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes.
>>This package cost me $75.
> I assume that you ordered this 'box' from them;
> What did you order?
> How did you know to order?
> What should I ask for?
>--
> rbt@tous.OAU.ORG (Robert B. Tate) | A little knowledge is a dangerous
> {ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt | thing. Any less can kill you.
Guess you could try you dealer/distributor or SunSoft teleservices.
To order you ask for the following:
Maintenance Update #1 for 3.0.1:
MNTU-100-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
MNTU-100-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Version 4.0 Preview Kit for 3.0.1:
IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Skip the rest if you don't want to read the description of these packages.
Maintenance Update (#1) for Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System
============================================================
This first Maintenance Update from SunSoft for
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 3.0.1 is a
new way of updating the quality of the software and keeping
it in sync with new available hardware. It contains a
number of bug fixes, updates the Korn shell, and
incorporates additional hardware support. We currently
plan to issue new Maintenance Updates every 3 months.
This Update supports reading a 1.44 Mb diskette on a system
configured with a 2.88 Mb diskette drive. A separate Boot
diskette is supplied for this purpose. Note that the
system will not accept 2.88 Mb diskettes, but only 1.44 Mb and
720 KB diskettes in 2.88 Mb drives.
The Update wil upgrade the Korn shell supplied with the
INTERACTIVE UNIX System to Version 88G. This is the known
latest V.3.2 compatible version.
The following bugfixes are part of the Maintenance Update:
-The sysadm system has been updated to properly work on ASCII
terminals
-Corrected versions of df and dfstat to work with automounter
-Support has been added to mix IDA and non-IDA controllers
-Support has been added for more BusLogic Fast Cache
controllers
-A new syslogd program for INTERACTIVE TCP/IP
-A new lockd program for INTERACTIVE NFS
-SVPMI files have been added to support Compaq portable and
Cirrus CL-GD1542X VGA with INTERACTIVE X11
-Fixes for the OSF/Motif memory leak problem
-Updated 3COM 3C507, Western Digital and LLC drivers
-A number of miscellaneous minor bugfixes
Product Description
-------------------
The Maintenance Update product consists of one license envelope
containing Release Notes and one 5 1/4" or two 3 1/2" diskettes
Availability/Partnumbers
------------------------
The Maintenance Update will have a dual function:
- It will be added to every product that contains an Operating
System
- It will be made available to existing customers through the
Support channel.
New Product
-----------
The Maintenance Update product will be added to the following
products :
Operating System
Application Platform
Network Platform
Workstation Platform
Workstation Developer
Operating System Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Workstation Platform Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Platform Update (3.0 to 3.0.1)
Separate Maintenance Update
===========================
The partnumbers for the separate update are:
MNTU-100-FP5
and
MNTU-100-FP3
This product will be shipped/treated like all other
bugfixdiskettes are today.
============================================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System Version 4.0 Preview Kit
===============================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 4.0 is
a full-featured, new version of the product scheduled for
the spring of 1993.
Because of customer demand, however, key functionality is
being made available via the Preview Kit.
Although called Preview Kit, the software has been fully
tested and is supported by SunSoft. It is installable on top of
and is only to be used with Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System.
Features that are part of the Preview Kit
-----------------------------------------
The following features are part of the Preview Kit:
- New device drivers
The Preview Kit contains a new device driver for an IBM MCA
Token Ring card.
- itimer driver
When installed, this driver gives the system the
capability to send signals at intervals of several
milliseconds, as on BSD systems, rather than full seconds as is
the case on UNIX System V Release 3.2.
- Long file name support and symbolic links
This modified version of the S5 file system allows for the
creation of files with names that can be as long as 512
characters, instead of 14. Symbolic links are also
supported, which makes it possible to assign different path
names to a single file, even across file systems. Where
necessary, certain UNIX System utilities have been modified to
support these features properly. The addition of these
features also leads to improved interoperability with Solaris
systems and many other operating systems which already support
these features.
- Support for more than 16 MB on ISA machines
Personal computers with the AT Bus architecture (usually
referred to as ISA machines) have a DMA controller that
supports 24-bit addressing. This translates into being able
to only address 16Mb of memory. Many of these machines today
are capable of supporting more than 16Mb of memory (often up to
32Mb or more). A major software enhancement was made to be
able to support ISA machines with up to 256Mb of memory. It is
recommended that this software be installed only on ISA
machines that indeed have more than 16Mb of memory.
Product Description
-------------------
The Preview Kit consists of a single box that contains two
diskettes and a booklet that includes Release Notes and
modified manpages of the commands that have been
modified to support Long File Names and Symbolic Links.
The software consists of several subsets that can be
installed on Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating
System.
Availability/Partnumbers/Pricing
--------------------------------
The Preview Kit will be available as of December 17, 1992.
Partnumbers are:
- IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
- IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
============================================================
--
---
Rolf A. Rennemo ! Tel. +47 2 950800, Fax. +47 2 950790
rar@multix.no ! Multix AS, Gjerdrumsvei 12, 0486 Oslo, Norway
Re: INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Author: Rolf A. Rennemo
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 08:43
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 08:43
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rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:
>In article <8985@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> yadegari@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Shidokht Yadegari) writes:
>>
>>For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the
>>INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be
>>available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of
>>the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just
>>got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some
>>documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand
>>new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0,
>>but that they did not want customers to wait until then for
>>certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes.
>>This package cost me $75.
> I assume that you ordered this 'box' from them;
> What did you order?
> How did you know to order?
> What should I ask for?
>--
> rbt@tous.OAU.ORG (Robert B. Tate) | A little knowledge is a dangerous
> {ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt | thing. Any less can kill you.
Guess you could try you dealer/distributor or SunSoft teleservices.
To order you ask for the following:
Maintenance Update #1 for 3.0.1:
MNTU-100-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
MNTU-100-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Version 4.0 Preview Kit for 3.0.1:
IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
Skip the rest if you don't want to read the description of these packages.
Maintenance Update (#1) for Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System
============================================================
This first Maintenance Update from SunSoft for
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 3.0.1 is a
new way of updating the quality of the software and keeping
it in sync with new available hardware. It contains a
number of bug fixes, updates the Korn shell, and
incorporates additional hardware support. We currently
plan to issue new Maintenance Updates every 3 months.
This Update supports reading a 1.44 Mb diskette on a system
configured with a 2.88 Mb diskette drive. A separate Boot
diskette is supplied for this purpose. Note that the
system will not accept 2.88 Mb diskettes, but only 1.44 Mb and
720 KB diskettes in 2.88 Mb drives.
The Update wil upgrade the Korn shell supplied with the
INTERACTIVE UNIX System to Version 88G. This is the known
latest V.3.2 compatible version.
The following bugfixes are part of the Maintenance Update:
-The sysadm system has been updated to properly work on ASCII
terminals
-Corrected versions of df and dfstat to work with automounter
-Support has been added to mix IDA and non-IDA controllers
-Support has been added for more BusLogic Fast Cache
controllers
-A new syslogd program for INTERACTIVE TCP/IP
-A new lockd program for INTERACTIVE NFS
-SVPMI files have been added to support Compaq portable and
Cirrus CL-GD1542X VGA with INTERACTIVE X11
-Fixes for the OSF/Motif memory leak problem
-Updated 3COM 3C507, Western Digital and LLC drivers
-A number of miscellaneous minor bugfixes
Product Description
-------------------
The Maintenance Update product consists of one license envelope
containing Release Notes and one 5 1/4" or two 3 1/2" diskettes
Availability/Partnumbers
------------------------
The Maintenance Update will have a dual function:
- It will be added to every product that contains an Operating
System
- It will be made available to existing customers through the
Support channel.
New Product
-----------
The Maintenance Update product will be added to the following
products :
Operating System
Application Platform
Network Platform
Workstation Platform
Workstation Developer
Operating System Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Workstation Platform Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
Platform Update (3.0 to 3.0.1)
Separate Maintenance Update
===========================
The partnumbers for the separate update are:
MNTU-100-FP5
and
MNTU-100-FP3
This product will be shipped/treated like all other
bugfixdiskettes are today.
============================================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System Version 4.0 Preview Kit
===============================================
INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 4.0 is
a full-featured, new version of the product scheduled for
the spring of 1993.
Because of customer demand, however, key functionality is
being made available via the Preview Kit.
Although called Preview Kit, the software has been fully
tested and is supported by SunSoft. It is installable on top of
and is only to be used with Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
UNIX Operating System.
Features that are part of the Preview Kit
-----------------------------------------
The following features are part of the Preview Kit:
- New device drivers
The Preview Kit contains a new device driver for an IBM MCA
Token Ring card.
- itimer driver
When installed, this driver gives the system the
capability to send signals at intervals of several
milliseconds, as on BSD systems, rather than full seconds as is
the case on UNIX System V Release 3.2.
- Long file name support and symbolic links
This modified version of the S5 file system allows for the
creation of files with names that can be as long as 512
characters, instead of 14. Symbolic links are also
supported, which makes it possible to assign different path
names to a single file, even across file systems. Where
necessary, certain UNIX System utilities have been modified to
support these features properly. The addition of these
features also leads to improved interoperability with Solaris
systems and many other operating systems which already support
these features.
- Support for more than 16 MB on ISA machines
Personal computers with the AT Bus architecture (usually
referred to as ISA machines) have a DMA controller that
supports 24-bit addressing. This translates into being able
to only address 16Mb of memory. Many of these machines today
are capable of supporting more than 16Mb of memory (often up to
32Mb or more). A major software enhancement was made to be
able to support ISA machines with up to 256Mb of memory. It is
recommended that this software be installed only on ISA
machines that indeed have more than 16Mb of memory.
Product Description
-------------------
The Preview Kit consists of a single box that contains two
diskettes and a booklet that includes Release Notes and
modified manpages of the commands that have been
modified to support Long File Names and Symbolic Links.
The software consists of several subsets that can be
installed on Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating
System.
Availability/Partnumbers/Pricing
--------------------------------
The Preview Kit will be available as of December 17, 1992.
Partnumbers are:
- IUPK-400-FP5 ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
- IUPK-400-FP3 ( 3 1/2" diskettes)
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