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SCO UnixWare and SCO OpenServer

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SCO is a UNIX-based† operating system that runs on Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentium.

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• further reading: books on SCO UnixWare and SCO OpenServer

Intended purpose

server/mainframe: small to large scale servers; mainframes

desktop/workstation: workstations (for those with UNIX familiarity)

handheld: not appropriate

real time: not appropriate

“Unix had a limited PC market, almost entirely server-centric. SCO made money on Unix, some of it even from Microsoft. (Microsoft owns 11 percent of SCO, but Microsoft got the better deal in the long run, as it collected money on each unit of SCO Unix sold, due to a bit of code in SCO Unix that made SCO somewhat compatible with Xenix. The arrangement ended in 1997.)” —Nicholas Petreley, “The new Unix alters NT’s orbit”, NC Worldw74

Kind of OS: proprietary UNIX†

Release Date:

Current Version: SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 e119; SCO OpenServer 5.0.6e119

Cost: $1,399 for SCO OpenServerm1; “Unixware and Openserver are priced differently and have several possible configurations which all affect the price, but you should note that free licenses are available for non-profit, home and educational use: http://www.sco.com/offers” —Tony Lawrencee119

Hardware Supported: Intel 80386, 80486, Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentiumw36

Maximum Number of Processors:

Number of bits:

Kernel: proprietary

POSIX:

Peripherals:

File Systems Supported: sysvfs (NRWF)e20, SMB (through SAMBA)

Other Systems Emulated: Windows 95 and Windows 98 through Mergee119

Graphics Engine:

Text Command Shell: UNIX shells

User Interface (graphic): X Window

Graphic Command Shell:

Internet Services:

Other:

“On March 7, 2003, The SCO Group filed suit against IBM, claiming it improperly inserted proprietary Unix code in the Linux kernel. The case has diverted the attention of the entire IT industry. As a service to [its] visitors, Linux Online has devoted a section of [its] news area to provide more information on SCO controversy.”w88 See www.linux.org/news/sco/index.html.
“The suit has evolved into a full-blown controversy. SCO’s lawyers are threatening to make the case a test of the validity of the Free Software Foundation's General Public License (GPL), under which the Linux kernel and the GNU programs that make up the Linux operating system are distributed. Were SCO to prevail, it might hinder development of Linux and make the general public’s ability to obtain it difficult. It could also have an adverse effect on other Open Source projects which are developed and distributed in ways that are similar to the Linux model. Since SCO is threatening to charge exorbitant licensing fees for Linux, this would be a serious blow to developing nations particularly. Their fledgling IT industries rely on Linux to a great extent in their efforts to overcome a technological lag which contributes to the cycle of poverty. Though most experts in the Linux, Open Source, and Free Software communities believe SCO’s claims dubious, their evidence flimsy, and their chances for success slim, the case has managed to divert the attention of the entire IT industry. It has many in these communities understandably worried.”w89

references

further reading: web sites

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user group web sites

other related web sites

PCUNIX.com

Stokely’s SCO System Administrator FAQ links

http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/rosetta.html “Rosetta Stone for Unix”; a guide for comparable commands and directories in several popular forms of UNIX (AIX, Darwin, DG-UX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SCO OpenServer, Solaris, SunOS, Tru64, and ULTRIX).

http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/ John Kirch’s article “Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX”

further reading: books

“Unixware 7 System Administration”; by Gene Henriksen, Melissa Henriksen; isbn 1578700809

“Unix Internals-A Practical Approach”; by Steve Pate; isbn 020187721X

For more UNIX book listings, see also the general book listings on the UNIX web page.

If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.

Price listings are for courtesy purposes only and may be changed by the referenced businesses at any time without notice.

further reading: books: internet

Building a Unix Internet Server; by George Eckel; New Riders Publishing; June 1995; ISBN 1562054945; paperback (with CD-ROM); 325 pages; $30.40

further reading: books: enterprise/business

further reading: books: content creation

further reading: books: programming

Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series); by W. Richard Stevens; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; June 1992; ISBN 0201563177; hardcover; 744 pages; $63.95

further reading: books: hardware

further reading: books: miscellaneous

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Last Updated: March 25, 2004

Created: June 22, 1998

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