Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 22:51:11 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Sparks <bifrost@itixs.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> Cc: nm <nmanisca@vt.edu>, Javier Henderson <javier@KJSL.COM>, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tru64 Unix for $99 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911042248020.43072-100000@fortress.itixs.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911050137520.330-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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> I think you're wrong, there. I think Digital had the same relationship > with AT&T (far predating the Unix selloff) that Sun has, which means *NO* > royalties. Sun sells Solaris7 at $10 for a deal that is much like this, > but I do see a difference: Compaq (according to the web page) is tossing > in a full set of developer tools; Solaris7 comes free and clear of any > such helpful things :-(. If this is the case, then its pretty well worth it for $100. Chances are it'll come down in price anyways. Anyone remember when Solaris 2.5 was available for $99 to 'student' ? Just remember, be glad Sun includes header files with their distributions. With IRIX you had to *buy* them with the developers kit. For $100 you get a Compaq optimized compiler (apparently much better than GCC/EGCS), headers, libraries, and who knows what else. Wait a couple months, it'll be out there for $50 to students/etc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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