Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 01:54:56 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Tom Sparks <bifrost@itixs.com> Cc: nm <nmanisca@vt.edu>, Javier Henderson <javier@KJSL.COM>, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tru64 Unix for $99 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911050153080.330-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911042248020.43072-100000@fortress.itixs.com>
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On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Tom Sparks wrote: > > 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. I wrote above, $10, not $100. Ten. I know, I bought one. What a horrible experience not having source code was! > Chances are it'll come down in price anyways. Anyone remember when Solaris > 2.5 was available for $99 to 'student' ? You ought to go buy a copy, then. Public, $10. > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C programming, Electronics, 213 Lakeside Dr. Apt. T-1 | communications, and signal processing. Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic.mat.net: FreeBSD-current(i386) and (301) 220-2114 | jaunt.mat.net : FreeBSD-current(Alpha) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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