From: mike@array.com (Mike Willett)
Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
Subject: Coherent 4.0 Notes
Keywords: Coherent Press Release Notes for 4.0
Date: 30 Jul 92 20:44:54 GMT
Organization: Array Microsystems, Colorado Springs, CO. USA


Since I do not have my 386 version yet, and not too many people do, this
FAQ will be more "notes" based until we can get the forum going on a more 
technical side.  For now, this is the paraphrased version (my editing) of the
press releases put out by the Mark Williams Company.  

Postings have associated me with the Mark Williams Company.  Although I 
think it would be great to be a part of such a company, I am not associated
with the Mark Williams Company other than being a satisfied customer that
really likes the way they have delivered their product.  The FAQ is posted
as a friendship service to my fellow usenet/bitnet users to enhance the use
of the Coherent product for everybody.

As always, I would like to see user input and help on the FAQs, espeically
from the users/mwc who have the 386 version in their hands and can help the 
rest of us when we get our hands on it.  :)

							--Mike
							mike@array.com



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Coherent 4.0 PRESS RELEASE NOTES:
---------------------------------

COHERENT 4.0 is the successor to COHERENT 3.2.  Coherent 4.0 capitalizes 
on the 386 and 486 architecture, and Coherent 3.2 allows users to run 
Coherent on the 286 architecture as well as 386 and 486 CPUs, but, is 
limited to 64K memory segments.

COHERENT 4.0 FEATURES OUTLINE:
------------------------------
- 32-bit flat address space (386 native mode).
- Virtual consoles and multi-session support.
- Support for third-party C++, COBOL, FORTRAN and BASIC compilers.
- Monolithic K&R C compiler with in memory temp files (it's fast!).
- Fully documented assembler supports conditional assembly, listings and 
  assembly time variables.
- Optimizing linker.
- Terminfo support.
- Record locking.
- Enhanced buffer cache.
- New async driver supports up to 32 ports.
- over 200 UNIX commands, 
- Bourne and Korn shells
- vi, MicroEMACS, sed, ed
- 386 assembler, awk, lex, yacc, m4
- linker, archiver, assembly language debugger, make
- UUCP, ckermit
- ar, cpio, tar, compress, uncompress, zcat
- nroff, troff with LaserJet and Postscript support.
- Many Berkeley utilities
- Loadable device drivers
- International and user-definable keyboard support.
- Improved DOS utilities support DOS 5.0 filesystems.
- Built-in support for multi-user cards made by ARNET Corp., Comtrol Corp.,
  Connect Tech, DigiBoard, GTEK, Sea Level Systems and other third party 
  vendors.

INSTALL NOTES/MORE on FEATURES:
----------------------------
COHERENT 4.0  The entire distribution consists of 6 floppy disks and 
installs in under 1 hour.

COHERENT will run on machines with 1MB of RAM and 20MB hard disks

COHERENT 4.0 runs on 386 and 486 based IBM AT compatible computers. 8 bit SCSI
host adapters from Adaptec, Seagate and Future Domain are supported, as are
IDE, RLL, MFM, ESDI and Perstor hard disk controllers.  COHERENT 4.0 requires
a minimum of 1 MB of RAM and will support systems with up to 64MB of RAM.  It
works with monochrome, CGA, EGA, and VGA/SVGA displays.

COHERENT's kernel is around 100K.  

COHERENT 4.0's new features is a development system which produces System V 
Intel BCS compliant COFF binaries that run on many other compliant PC UNIX 
systems, such as The Santa Cruz Operation's (SCO) SCO UNIX System V/386 
Version 3.2.2, a licensee of AT&T's System V UNIX.

COHERENT 4.0's development tools include an optimizing C compiler, a new
optimizing linker, and versions of lex, yacc, awk, make as well as termcap,
terminfo and curses.  

COHERENT 4.0 also comes with a new 386 macro-assembler.  The assembler is 
fully documented and supports conditional assembly, listings, and assembly 
time variables.

COHERENT 4.0 also contains versions of the traditional UNIX text processing
utilities, nroff and troff, along with support for the LaserJet(PCL) and
PostScript.

COHERENT comes with UUCP, ckermit and kermit.  

COHERENT's administrative commands include several archiving utilities, 
a Bourne shell, a Korn shell, System V style cron, virtual console
support, on-line manual pages and many of the popular Berkeley utilities.

COHERENT has built in support for multi-user cards made by ARNET Corp., 
Chase Research, Inc., Comtrol Corp, Connect Tech, Inc., DigiBoard, GTEK, Inc.,
Sea Level Systems, Specialix Corp., Sritek, Inc., and Stargate Technologies.

COHERENT SALES CONTACTS:
------------------------
Mark Williams Company continues to make every effort to keep the price of
COHERENT down and to provide customers with maximum value.  COHERENT
4.0 costs $99.95.  This price includes unlimited free technical support, an
unlimited user license, and a 1200 page manual.  Registered users can upgrade
to COHERENT 4.0 from COHERENT 3.2 for $59.95.  COHERENT 4.0, and the COHERENT
4.0 update, are available from the Mark Williams Company, 60 Revere Drive,
Northbrook, Illinois, 60062, United States of America.

(If ordering, tell us the size of your 'A' drive. Update customers are
required to also include their serial number.)

Phone; 1-800-627-5967 or..   1-708-291-6700 Fax;   1-708-291-6750

For Sales Literature or electronic ordering, e-mail complete mailing 
address to...  sales@mwc.com or uunet!mwc!sales

For specific technical information, e-mail... (No literature sent.)

support@mwc.com or uunet!mwc!support Compuserv; 76256,427 BIX; join mwc

Internet Forum; comp.os.coherent

COHERENT is a registered trademark of the Mark Williams Corporation.
Intel386 is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
SCO is a registered trademark of the Santa Cruz Operation.
-- 
       mike@array.com     So much fun, so little time to enjoy it...

       System Administration: n, 1. Fixing yesterdays' problems tomorrow.
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