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- From: fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home)
- Subject: Re: PC Unix/Xenix vendors
- Organization: CompuData Inc.
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:25:49 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.222549.9231@compu.com>
- References: <C14KM1.yJ@ddsw1.mcs.com> <C15Lyy.Hq@trauma.rn.com> <1993Jan21.180850.16433@compu.com> <C1D9uo.BuE@ddsw1.mcs.com>
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- karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
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- >>SCO UNIX costs $1295. Where do I buy the same thing for $431 retail? That is
- >>1/3 the cost isn't it?
-
- >Ok Fred, what is IN that SCO Unix which you get for $1295?
-
- An operating system to run whatever application(s) the customer desires for as
- many users as he wishes.
-
- He is not interested in all the neat toys that a Larry or a Karl want to play
- with as developers.
-
- As was pointed out there is no product on the market that can do the same for
- 1/3 the cost. The user also has the option to upgrade to an MPX environment as
- his need requires so that he can add even more users. It should be pointed out
- there is no other product that provides the same option.
-
- Fred
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