X and VP/ix

[Richard Griffiths]

In article <471 at datran2.uunet>, smb at datran2.uunet (Steven M. Boker) writes:
|> In article <tim.656461459 at ggumby>, tim at ggumby.cs.caltech.edu (Timothy
L. Kay) writes:
|> > 
|> > This sounds good.  Suppose I own Interactive Unix 2.2, and I want to
|> > upgrade to Esix.  Can I use the VP/ix that I currently own with Esix,
|> > or do I have to get an upgrade.  There are two issues here.  First,
|> > will my VP/ix 2.2 run under Esix, and second will it run under Sys V.4?
|> > 
|> 
|> 1. Your VP/ix from interactive will run under the current version of
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	a caveat here folks.  Esix does not support the Virtual Device 
	Interface that VP/ix uses for Direct Device Attachment. The VDI
	driver is in Interactive's kernel.  The Esix people tell me
	Simultask, AT&T's version of VP/ix, comes with the VDI driver. I
	haven't saved enough drachmas to purchase it, so I can't confirm
	this.  Simultask is also a release or two behind VP/ix.

|> Esix.  Just not under the X windows.
|> 2. I have been told by the tech support staff at Esix that your VP/ix
|> will run under the Sys V.4 release in February and that X11R4 will
|> run VP/ix at that time.
|> 
|> Hope that helps.
|> 
|> Steve.
|> 
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