NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/unix/pcclone/32bit/1417

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From: [e-mail] (Karl Denninger)
Subject: Re: PC Unix/Xenix vendors
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:43:19 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Marc Fraioli) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jim Shirreffs) writes:
>>>>The Sparc Classic will run all Sparc software?
>>
>>>Correct.
>>
>>Are you sure?
>>
>Well, all SPARC software except SunOS 4.1.x or earlier and its apps.
>That's not really very much after all, is it?  And since it doesn't come
>with cc anymore, you can't just pull stuff off the net and compile
>without laying out $$.  I imagine someone will start distributing a Sun
>4m architecture Solaris 2.x binary of gcc eventually, but I haven't seen
>it yet.

Wrong on all counts.

Solaris 2.1 will run 4.1.x software in compatibility mode (ie: just like a
SVR4 machine can run Xenix).

There is <already> a free gcc available, with support available for a price
(but the compiler is free).  There is also a payware compiler from Sun if
you want to pay for it.

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Karl Denninger ([e-mail], <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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