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- From: ebert@esfra.sub.org (Christian Ebert)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: SCO UNIX 3.2.4 questions
- Message-ID: <1992Jul20.134359.3400@esfra.sub.org>
- Date: 20 Jul 92 13:43:59 GMT
- References: <3109@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
- Organization: Ebert & Stegemann GmbH; Frankfurt/Main
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- In <3109@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> fmgst+@pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) writes:
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-
- > Greetings. I recently upgraded (?) from a 3B2/300 to SCO Unix
- > running on a 486/33 clone. I had to do this because I wanted
- > to add more terminals to my 3B2 (I had 8 ports already) but the
- > 2MB total memory limit was in the way.
-
- > The transition has been smooth except for 2 points: the SCO
- > platform does not have development tools, ie. C compiler and
- > I need dBase and no one knows if it exists for SCO UNIX 3.2.4
-
- dBase doesn't exist for SCO Unix, but a dBase clone, called foxbase.
-
- > First, for the dBase point. My associate wrote a bunch of
- > dBase scripts (in dBase V2) which we would love to be able to
- > use again. I realize that this requires the purchase of a
- > dBase package but I have a few questions: 1) do I need the
- > development version of dBase or is there only one version
- > for SCO unix, 2) IS THERE dBase for SCO unix?, 3) All I need
- > is dBase 2 - not any new version since my scripts are in version
- > 2 - anyone have an older version they would like to sell?
- > 4) what is the price and current version of dBase for SCO unix?
-
- I don't know the prices you have to pay, because I'm living in Germany and
- the software prices here are not the sane as in the U.S.
-
- But Foxbase for SCO Unix should handle all your requirements.
-
- > Now for the C compiler. Is there anyone with a similar system
- > but has the development package and has compiled a "talk"
- > program? I need a way for users to talk to each other and this
- > is not supplied with the system (odd?)
-
- I'm running SCO ODT, and I found a running "talk" in /usr/bin
-
- Running custom to list the software packages I found, that "talk" and "talkd"
- is part of the SCO tcpip package.
-
-
-
- > P.S. In general, can I use a pre-compiled binary (made on a
- > 486 with same version UNIX) on my machine?
-
- Yes, I think so.
-
- Best regards
-
-
- Christian
-
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