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- From: larry@gator.use.com (Larry Snyder)
- Subject: Re: What is lacking in UNIX? (Re: UNIVEL MUST BE KIDDING!!!!!)
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- References: <1992Dec10.232841.7252@solucor.uucp> <id.89SV.GJ8@ferranti.com> <1992Dec18.014048.26507@Celestial.COM> <id.LBYV.X76@ferranti.com> <sheldon.724829341@pv1413.vincent.iastate.edu>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 14:09:40 GMT
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- sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
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- >>> SCO ODT 2.0 is almost that simple. Stick in a floppy, stick in
- >>> a tape, answer a few questions about system name, set root
- >>> passsword, wait for tape to finish loading.
-
- >>Gotta be able to do it without a tape. Most people don't have them.
-
- Actually, just about every OS these days comes on tape. Installing Dell
- 2.2 is just as easy as $CO, just boot the floppies and hit return for
- a default installation. The tape goes and in 25-30 minutes you are ready
- to get to work. Included in the base package is NFS, TCP-IP, DosMerge, etc
- and there are optional packages to install (on the same tape) like X11R5,
- gcc, elm, cnews, nntp, mh, etc. All on the same tape, all ready to run
- out of the box. The only other package to install off floppy is the
- unlimited users upgrade which is distributed on floppy. For $1295 with
- everything, it's a deal.
-
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