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- From: RFARR@NOVELL.COM (Rich Farr)
- Subject: Re: SVR4.2 based products
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- Keywords: Univel
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- References: <1992Dec4.212810.17392@e2big.mko.dec.com> <2B2C2407.3FE2@telly.on.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 08:11:02 GMT
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- In article <2B2C2407.3FE2@telly.on.ca> evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) writes:
- >
- >Amongst the pieces of UnixWare not included with Consensys are:
- >
- >- Full support for NetWare protocols. This is not a standard part of 4.2,
- > but is an integral bundled part of all editions of Univel.
- >
- >- DOS-under-UNIX. Apparently Locus Merge has been substantially
- > re-written, in order to allow DOS-Windows software to share space in the
- > Destiny desktop. A text-based Merge is bundled with all Univel base
- > products, and the Windows enhancement is a (not yet released) option.
- >
- >- Third-party hardware support. As in the past, Consensys officially
- > supports the hardware supported in the USL base code, as well as its own
- > peripherals. There are a number of peripherals supported by UnixWare
- > but not Consensys, including MicroChannel peripherals and NE2000
- > compatible network cards. (I imagine, though, that most third party
- > drivers written for UnixWare will work on Consensys).
- >
- >Whether the above "features" are important depends, of course, on the
- >need. Someone who doesn't need NetWare or Merge may be hard pressed to
- >justify the the substantial difference in price between the two.
- >
- >Then there are other, less-tangible factors. Univel looks to be ramping
- >up a fairly decent technical support department.
- >--
- Not to mention Univel's rapidly-growing support from independent software
- vendors, and a mature education program (through NAECs).
-