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- Path: sparky!uunet!uunet!not-for-mail
- From: kolstad@BSDI.COM (Rob Kolstad)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: BSDI BSD/386 Update
- Date: 12 Aug 1992 13:45:26 -0400
- Organization: Berkeley Software Design
- Lines: 44
- Distribution: comp
- Message-ID: <16binmINNnok@BSDI.COM>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: bsdi.com
- Keywords: Update, Gamma Release, Progress Report
-
- This is a quick progress report on things at BSDI.
-
- The first Gamma tapes have been shipped to our engineers. First customer
- Gamma tapes will be shipped later this week. We'll be doing new Gamma
- releases about every two weeks until all the functionality works and the
- release is considered solid. We're running about a week behind the latest
- publicly-announced schedule, and are still hoping to make first production
- shipment around September 30th or so (it could be a week or two later).
-
- 8514 support (e.g., ATI Graphic Ultra) is working -- and it's incredibly
- fast. The DOS execution mode has only one known bug; it boots in less
- than three seconds our 486/25. Autoconfiguration and expanded device
- support are in -- and they comprise the main focus of the first Gamma
- release. They seem to be OK so far. DOS Co-residency is slated for the
- next Gamma cut (*sigh*).
-
- We'll be announcing new pricing soon, but I wanted to share one highlight
- since school is getting ready to start:
-
- Educational Site License: $2,000/year
-
- An educational site is typified by the University of Oklahoma's Norman
- campus, not the entire State of Oklahoma higher education system. The
- license includes telephone support with a single point of contact and
- complete ugprades. The license authorizes an unlimited number of source
- and binary copies (including at students' and faculty homes), as long as
- the software is returned when the student/faculty are no longer affiliated
- with the University.
-
- I can't discuss our legal situation here but wish to extend thanks to all
- of our supporters. My mailbox has been quite lively the last few
- months.
-
- We are continuing on our release schedule and will be conducting business
- as usual.
-
- Please contact me for more information.
-
- RK
-
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