From: rar@multix.no (Rolf A. Rennemo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sys5.r3
Subject: Re: INTERACTIVE UNIX System is alive!
Date: 30 Dec 92 08:43:00 GMT
Organization: Multix AS, Oslo, Norway
NNTP-Posting-Host: multix.multix.no

rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:

>In article <8985@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> yadegari@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Shidokht Yadegari) writes:
>>
>>For months now, I have been hearing stories about SunSoft and the
>>INTERACTIVE UNIX System. It seemed that as soon as Solaris would be
>>available for the Intel platform Sunsoft was going to get rid of
>>the product they acquired from ISC. It does not look that way. I just
>>got a box, labeled Preview Kit and in it are two diskettes and some
>>documentation. The documentation explains that there will be a brand
>>new release of the product in the spring of 1993, called 4.0,
>>but that they did not want customers to wait until then for
>>certain features and that is why they came out with these 2 diskettes.
>>This package cost me $75.

>	I assume that you ordered this 'box' from them; 
>	What did you order? 
>	How did you know to order? 
>	What should I ask for?

>-- 
> rbt@tous.OAU.ORG  (Robert B. Tate)       | A little knowledge is a dangerous
> {ucf-cs,peora,tarpit}!tous!rbt           | thing. Any less can kill you.

Guess you could try you dealer/distributor or SunSoft teleservices.

To order you ask for the following:

Maintenance Update #1 for 3.0.1:
	MNTU-100-FP5  ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
	MNTU-100-FP3  ( 3 1/2" diskettes)

Version 4.0 Preview Kit for 3.0.1:
	IUPK-400-FP5  ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
	IUPK-400-FP3  ( 3 1/2" diskettes)

Skip the rest if you don't want to read the description of these packages.

	
	Maintenance Update (#1) for Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
	UNIX Operating System
	============================================================

	This  first   Maintenance   Update   from   SunSoft   for
	INTERACTIVE  UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 3.0.1 is a
	new way of updating the quality of the software  and keeping
	it  in  sync  with  new  available hardware.  It contains a
	number of bug fixes, updates the  Korn  shell, and
	incorporates  additional  hardware  support.   We currently
	plan to issue new Maintenance Updates every 3 months.

	This Update supports reading a  1.44 Mb diskette  on  a system
	configured  with  a  2.88 Mb diskette drive.  A separate Boot
	diskette  is  supplied  for  this  purpose.  Note  that  the
	system will not accept 2.88 Mb diskettes, but only 1.44 Mb and
	720 KB diskettes in 2.88 Mb drives.

	The Update wil upgrade the Korn shell supplied  with  the
	INTERACTIVE  UNIX  System  to  Version  88G.  This is the known
	latest V.3.2 compatible version.

	The following bugfixes are part of the Maintenance Update:

	-The sysadm system has been updated to properly work on ASCII
	terminals

	-Corrected versions of df and dfstat to work with automounter

	-Support has been added to mix IDA and non-IDA controllers

	-Support has been added for more BusLogic Fast Cache
	controllers

	-A new syslogd program for INTERACTIVE TCP/IP

	-A new lockd program for INTERACTIVE NFS

	-SVPMI files have been added to support Compaq portable and
	Cirrus CL-GD1542X VGA with INTERACTIVE X11

	-Fixes for the OSF/Motif memory leak problem

	-Updated 3COM 3C507, Western Digital and LLC drivers

	-A number of miscellaneous minor bugfixes

	Product Description 
	-------------------

	The Maintenance Update product consists of one license envelope
	containing Release Notes and one 5 1/4" or two 3 1/2" diskettes

	Availability/Partnumbers
	------------------------

	The Maintenance Update will have a dual function:

	- It will be added to every product that contains an Operating
	System
	- It will be made available to existing customers through the
	Support channel.

	New Product
	-----------

	The Maintenance Update product will be added to the following
	products :

		Operating System
		Application Platform
		Network Platform
		Workstation Platform
		Workstation Developer
		Operating System Update (2.2 to 3.0.1)
		Workstation Platform Update  (2.2 to 3.0.1)
		Platform Update (3.0 to 3.0.1)


	Separate Maintenance Update
	===========================

	The partnumbers for the separate update are:

	MNTU-100-FP5
	   and
	MNTU-100-FP3

	This product  will  be  shipped/treated  like  all  other
	bugfixdiskettes  are  today.

============================================================
	
	
	INTERACTIVE UNIX System Version 4.0 Preview Kit
	===============================================
	
	INTERACTIVE UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, Version 4.0 is
 	a full-featured, new version of the product scheduled for
 	the spring of 1993.  

	Because of customer demand, however, key functionality is 
	being made available via the Preview Kit.

	Although called  Preview  Kit, the  software  has  been fully
	tested and is supported by SunSoft. It is installable on top of
	and is only to be used with Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE
	UNIX Operating System.

	Features that are part of the Preview Kit
	-----------------------------------------

	The following features are part of the Preview Kit:

	- New device drivers

	The Preview Kit contains a new device driver for an IBM MCA
	Token Ring card.

	- itimer driver

	When  installed,  this  driver  gives  the   system   the
	capability  to  send  signals  at  intervals  of  several
	milliseconds, as on BSD systems, rather than full seconds as is
	the case on UNIX System V Release 3.2.

	- Long file name support and symbolic links

	This modified version of the S5 file  system  allows  for the
	creation  of files with names that can be as long as 512
	characters, instead of 14.  Symbolic links  are  also
	supported,  which  makes  it possible to assign different path
	names to a single file, even  across  file  systems.  Where
	necessary, certain UNIX System utilities have been modified to
	support these features properly.  The addition of these
	features also leads to improved interoperability with Solaris
	systems and many other operating systems which already support
	these features.

	- Support for more than 16 MB on ISA machines

	Personal computers with the AT Bus architecture (usually
	referred  to  as ISA machines) have a DMA controller that
	supports 24-bit addressing.  This translates  into  being able
	to  only address 16Mb of memory.  Many of these machines today
	are capable of supporting more than 16Mb of memory (often up to
	32Mb or more).  A  major  software  enhancement was made to be
	able to support ISA machines with up to 256Mb of memory. It is
	recommended  that this software be installed only on ISA
	machines that indeed have more than 16Mb of memory.

	Product Description
	-------------------

	The Preview Kit consists of a single box that contains two
	diskettes and a booklet that includes Release Notes and
	modified  manpages  of  the commands  that  have  been
	modified to support Long File Names and  Symbolic  Links.
	The  software  consists  of several subsets that can be
	installed on Version 3.0.1 of the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating
	System.

	Availability/Partnumbers/Pricing
	--------------------------------

	The Preview Kit will be available as  of  December  17,  1992.

	Partnumbers are:

	- IUPK-400-FP5  ( 5 1/4" diskettes)
	- IUPK-400-FP3  ( 3 1/2" diskettes)

============================================================
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