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- RISCiX 1.2 Upgrade Products
-
- How to obtain RISCiX 1.2
-
- If you own an Archimedes product please read the section entitled
- Archimedes Owners otherwise please continue below.
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- R260 and R225 owners.
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- If you have an R260 workstation RISCiX 1.2 is provided as standard
- and installed on the hard disc. You have already purchased as part of
- the Unix solution a one year hardware and software contract.
-
- R225 owners will need to install a copy of RISCiX 1.2 on a
- fileserver. Microcare will visit your site and install RISCiX 1.2
- for you. The cost of this service will depend on the number of
- stations that you have purchased. If you already have an R260 you can
- connect a single R225 to it yourself and use the server at no
- additional cost.
-
-
- R140 Owners
-
- If you own an R140 you may wish to upgrade your version of RISCiX
- from 1.15 or earlier, to 1.2. RISCiX 1.2 has more features than
- other versions of the operating system and many of these features have
- been added to ensure that it is one of the first UNIX systems to be
- X/OPEN certified (to XPG3 Base profile). As an R140 owner you should
- be aware that Acorn is still supporting RISCiX from 1.13 and this is
- the version supplied when you purchase one of these workstations. If
- you do have any other version of RISCiX please contact Microcare on
- the support provided ( 0234 226866 ) they will be pleased to register
- you for support and upgrade your system.
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- Archimedes owners
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- A540.
-
- If you own an A540 then RISCiX 1.2 will fit on the internal SCSI hard
- disc, and once you have purchased it, Microcare will install this for
- you at a time that is mutually convenient. You will need to back up
- your hard discs to ensure that any data on your hard drive is safely
- archived because the RISCiX upgrade will change the hard disc and any
- data on it will be lost. If you wish you can also add an external
- SCSI drive using the connector provided and this can be the recipient
- of the RISCiX 1.2.
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- If you are unable to connect your Archimedes to a network file server
- via an Ethernet card RISCiX 1.2 could also be stored centrally.
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- A400 Series.
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- If you own a 4MByte Archimedes 400 Series/1 it is possible to install
- RISCiX 1.2. If you have an older Archimedes 400 Series machine it is
- also possible to install and run RISCiX 1.2 provided that you have a
- MEMC1A and all the appropriate field change orders have been carried
- out. (If you are unsure as to what these are please contact your
- local UNIX reseller or Microcare on 0234 226866).
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- You will also need an Acorn SCSI card and a SCSI hard disc with at
- least 100 MBytes of free space.
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- A400 Series Cont.
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- If you are unable to connect your Archimedes to a network file server
- via an Ethernet card RISCiX 1.2 should be stored centrally.
-
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- Other Archimedes.
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- Although third party upgrades exist to enable users to upgrade A300
- series and BBC A3000 machines their performance and characteristics
- cannot be guaranteed. It is not possible to add RISCiX to such
- machines.
-
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- To obtain RISCiX 1.2.
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- Contact your authorised Acorn RISCiX dealer who will be pleased to
- help you decide which installation you require.
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- Prices.
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- Please see order form for conditions and exclusions.
-
- These products are available from Microcare on the UK Mainland and
- Ireland only. If you are a non-UK resident contact your National
- Support centre in your own country for further details.
-
- UK Microcare 0234 226866 support@mcare.uucp
- Germany GMA 49 40 251 3364
- Italy Delphi 39 (2) 57499.1 postmaster@delphi.uucp
- Australia Acorn lhardwick@melbourne
- New Zealand Acorn jbuchanan@auckland
-
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- RISCiX 1.2 Questions and Answers.
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- Q. I have a non-Acorn compatible SCSI card - what do I do?
-
- A. At present Acorn is the only SCSI card supplier who has produced
- software-drivers to support the use of their card under RISCiX. Other
- SCSI cards cannot be used with RISCiX 1.2.
-
- Q. I have a SCSI hard drive - what do I do?
-
- A. If your SCSI disc has a 100 MBytes or more of free space contact
- your
- RISCiX Authorised Acorn dealer who will help you with your order. If
- you do not have an Acorn SCSI card your dealer can supply one.
-
- Q. My hardware is not the same high specification as Acorn recommends
- - what do I do?
-
- A. Contact Microcare who will discuss your current configuration and
- will work with you to suggest a solution. It maybe that you have
- access to enough filespace on your system.
-
- Q. I would like to attach my Archimedes to a network - what do I need?
-
- A. You will need to purchase an Ethernet card and have it installed in
- your Archimedes. Your network system administrator will be able to
- advise you of what you will need to do to connect your machine in to
- the existing network. Microcare will be able to install RISCiX onto
- your central server provided that your network administrator allocates
- free space and allows access to the server.
-
- Q. What happens to the performance when I use RISCiX 1.2?
-
- A. RISCiX 1.2 is a larger and more featured version of RISCiX and as a
- consequence it takes up more space and has a performance overhead
- particularly when using the X11 Window System. If you have an external
- Acorn SCSI hard disc of 100 MBytes or larger (or equivalent storage
- space on a network server you can access) then RISCiX 1.2 can be
- installed on your free space. If you have extra memory fitted then the
- performance overhead will be negligible.
-
- Q. I have an ST506 based external drive - what can I do?
-
- A. We are aware that some users have been able to make large St506
- drives run using the built-in controller. If you have a large ST506
- disc you will be able to install RISCiX 1.2 on it. You may be able to
- use this space in conjunction with a new SCSI drive. Discuss this
- with Microcare who will be pleased to assist you.
-
- Q. What do you mean by performance overhead?
-
- A. Under some conditions the operating system will appear to be
- slower on a standard R140 than was previously experienced with earlier
- versions of RISCiX. The X11 Window System uses less memory and colour
- X11 is faster than in previous versions of RISCiX, but the kernel and
- resident set of X11 server uses more pages and a 4MByte machine has
- few of these.
-
- Q. Why can't I put RISCiX on my R140/A440 internal hard drive?
-
- A. The new version of RISCiX is considerably larger than previous
- versions and even with the data compaction techniques available it
- would not be possible to fit a full version onto the internal disc.
-
- Q. Why can't I put it on a A3000?
-
- A. The A3000 has been designed and tested to ensure that with 2 MBytes
- of RAM and an external drive it remains within the appropriate
- temperature range and therefore to specification. 2Mbytes of RAM is
- not large enough for the UNIX operating system to work successfully.
-
- Q. Why can't I put RISCiX 1.2 on an A310?
-
- A. Although third party upgrades exist they #cannot be guaranteed by
- Acorn to work with the UNIX operating system.
-
- Q. Why is it more expensive for an Archimedes owner?
-
- A. R140 owners have already paid many of the licence fees that are
- included in the cost of the RISCiX product. The reduced price
- reflects this.
-
- Q. RISCiX is #1000 - what do I get for money?
-
- A. RISCiX is a large and powerful industry-standard operating system
- which took many man months to produce. Many of the products provided
- as standard are additional items to be purchased later on other
- systems. RISCiX contains a version of the UNIX operating system which
- is certified to X/Open's XPG3 Base profile, X11 Window System release
- 4 (server and clients), X.desktop, Motif, PASCAL, FORTRAN, C, TCP/IP,
- NFS, AND ONC. In addition there are editors, debuggers, and other
- programming utilities. An installation and support contract is also
- provided in the price. When compared to systems on other platforms
- RISCiX is very competively priced.
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-
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- Q. I have lost my registration form - what do I do?
-
- A. Phone Microcare on the number provided below and they will do the
- rest.
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- Q. Why is RISCiX 1.2 less expensive for a Microcare contract holder?
-
- A. Microcare contract holders have already paid for some of the
- support contract in their initial purchase and Microcare are giving
- them a discount to reflect this.
-
- Q. Do I need to buy a Microcare hard drive or can I obtain one from my
- supplier?
-
- A. You may purchase any Acorn SCSI card compatible hard drive.
- Microcare are offering a hard drive which is identical to that fitted
- to the R260 as part of the service to customers.
-
- Q. I have written my own software - will it still work?
-
- A. If you have applications which you have produced yourself these
- should run with little difficulty on RISCiX 1.2. However you should
- be aware that the structure of RISCiX has been altered to ensure that
- it complies with X/Open's Guidelines and provides greater
- compatibility with System V systems. You may need to re-link your
- applications to ensure that all of the appropriate libraries are used.
- If you have older shared libraries these must be retained and you
- should backup any modified files on your old system before upgrading.
- For further information please contact the support line.
-
- If you have a turnkey system your supplier will advise you if you
- need to change your operating system.
-
- Q. If my current system configuration doesn't match those specified -
- what do I do?
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- A. Contact Microcare who will try to help.
-
- Q. What do I do if the answer to my question is not here?
-
- A. Contact Microcare they will tell you.
-
- Q. What do I do if I have moved and don't know who my local supplier
- is?
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- A. Contact Microcare they will tell you.
-
- Q. How do I contact Microcare?
-
- A. Telephone: 0234 226866 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday) email:
- support@mcare.uucp
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- FOR R225 OWNERS
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- CODE DESCRIPTION CONDITIONS PRICE (EX VAT)
- SPX20 Discless distribution No.of stations 1 - 5 #999
- (2-5 if connected to R260)
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- SPX20 Discless distribution No. of stations 5 - 10 #1998
-
- SPX20 Discless distribution Units of 5 machines at #999 ------
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- FOR R140 OWNERS with Microcare contract.
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- CODE DESCRIPTION CONDITIONS PRICE (EX VAT)
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- GMC01 R140 Upgrade (SPX27) Requires 100 MBytes free space #349
-
- GMC03 R140 Upgrade (SPX27) Includes Microcare Hard #1699
- Drive & Acorn SCSI card
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- FOR R140 OWNERS without Microcare contract.
-
- CODE DESCRIPTION CONDITIONS PRICE (EX VAT)
-
- GMC01 R140 Upgrade (SPX27) Requires 100 Mbytes free space #399
-
- GMC02 R140 Upgrade (SXP27) Includes Microcare Hard #1749
- Drive & Acorn SCSI card
-
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- FOR ARCHIMEDES OWNERS.
-
- CODE DESCRIPTION CONDITIONS PRICE (EX VAT)
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- GMC05 Archimedes installation Requires 100 MBytes SCSI #999
- drive Acorn SCSI card or Fileserver space
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- GMC04 Archimedes installation Includes Microcare Hard #2326
- Drive and Acorn SCSI card.
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- Terms and conditions.
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- All RISCiX upgrades and new installations are provided by Microcare
- for the UK and Ireland only.
-
- All RISCiX products described include installation, a one year
- software support contract and telephone hotline support at no
- additional cost. A one year hardware contract is provided for
- harddisc purchasers.
-
- All documentation will be provided by Microcare at time of delivery
- unless by prior agreement with the customer.
-
- Microcare will contact the customer to arrange a mutually convenient
- time for installation.
-
- Free installation means - Site visit by Microcare engineer at no
- additional cost. Up to the first four hours installation time at no
- extra charge. Thereafter, charges will accrue at #60 per hour. The
- backup and security copies prior to installation and a site visit by
- an engineer.
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