Date: Thu, 05 Sep 96 04:53:00 GMT From: nethoppr@concentric.net (Duftopia) To: dyson@freebsd.org Cc: nethoppr@cris.com, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org, ajohn@cyberforge.com Subject: Re: Sco support Message-ID: <M.090596.005300.73@noname> References: <199609030555.AAA00314@dyson.iquest.net>
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On 9/3/96 1:55AM, in message <199609030555.AAA00314@dyson.iquest.net>, "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> wrote: > > > > > > Actully, I do have another solution for you... If you are a student, > > > educator, non commercial or a 'technical home user' SCO will licence its > > > Openserver to you for free. In addition you will also get their development > > > kit. The cost is ~ $19 for the shipping and handling of the CD-ROM. Check > > > out the SCO page given below for details. I am told that they intend to > > > make Unixware available for free under the same licence some time in > > > September... > > > > > > http://www3.sco.com/Products/openind.htm > > > > > > Good luck.. > > > > that's hard to bereave, but I will most definitely check it out. > > > I am having problems getting it to boot/install on my system. Think that > it has to do with the NCR scsi that I have. It will be fun to benchmark > it :-). > > John > Installing sco 5.0 openserv with a scsi ncr single speed I had a nervous breakdown, it took 3 attempts each running about 6 hours maybe 8, its scos wonderful attention to detail I think, I know we intended to upgrade all our vr3.0v4.2's to 5.0 but the lead person in the project was told a sony scsi would work and spent several days with what sco calls support to get it working and failed. So my suggestion is run the install for three nights in a row before you go to sleep and odds are within a week you'll get it, and whatever you do don;t forget your password, I did and had to remove it from my HD!
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