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Date: Wed, 20 May 1992 20:37:08 GMT
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PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
May 20, 1992 ... The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (SCO) is now accepting
orders for Release 2.0 of the SCO Open Desktop Personal System for 386
and 486 computers based on Industry Standard Architecture (ISA),
Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA), or Micro Channel
Architecture (MCA). Upgrades for users of earlier versions will also
be available. Product and availability information follow:
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PRODUCT NAME: SCO Open Desktop Personal System
DESCRIPTION: The SCO Open Desktop Personal System is an advanced
operating system that combines the collective power of a graphical
UNIX System, networking services, and DOS interoperability in an
integrated environment for corporate workstation platforms. The SCO
Open Desktop Personal System provides the foundation for powerful,
32-bit, distributed client/server computing when maximum power and
communication capabilities are required on the desktop. SCO Open
Desktop's built-in support for multiple network configurations gives
desktop users ready access to a wide variety of networked
information systems. In addition to access to remote information,
SCO Open Desktop also provides an intuitive graphical user interface
(GUI), built on the OSF/Motif 1.1 and X Window System Version 11
Release 4 (X11R4) standards, that enables users to display and
control both local and remote programs. The system includes a number
of personal productivity and groupware accessories and controls.
Release 2.0 of the SCO Open Desktop Personal System brings new,
advanced features, enhanced ease of use, improved interoperability
and DOS services, higher capacity, and simplified installation to
the proven SCO Open Desktop integrated open systems environment.
With the SCO Open Desktop Personal System Release 2.0 Upgrade,
existing SCO Open Desktop Release 1.1 users can easily move to
Release 2.0, which provides significant enhancements to the
graphical environment as well as to the underlying SCO UNIX System.
The new graphical environment takes advantage of object-oriented
concepts, including a fully integrated set of desktop applications,
called user accessories and controls, and an improved desktop
manager. The core SCO UNIX System has also been improved to offer
greater capacity with support for 512 Mbytes of memory and multiple
SCSI devices, support for symbolic links and long filenames, and
many other enhancements.
PRICING: Contact your SCO supplier.
AVAILABILITY: First customer shipments of the SCO Open Desktop
Personal System Release 2.0 and the SCO Open Desktop Personal System
Release 2.0 Upgrades are anticipated in June, 1992.
NEW FEATURES IN RELEASE 2.0:
- Enhanced Ease of Use: SCO Open Desktop's integrated graphical
environment (built on IXI's X.desktop 3.0, OSF/Motif 1.1, and
X11R4) includes an improved object-oriented interface with a new
set of icons, a hypertext help system, and full integration of the
drag-and-drop metaphor, plus the following personal productivity
and groupware accessories and controls:
- SCOmail - SCOclock - preferences
- SCOhelp - SCOcolor - load
- SCOedit - SCOsession - calculator
- SCOpaint - SCOmouse - find
- SCOterm - SCOlock - MS-DOS
- SCOprint - SCOadmin - SCO UNIX System
- SCOlogin
- Improved DOS Services: Release 2.0 expands SCO Open Desktop's
ability to interoperate with diverse computing environments,
including full compatibility with new MS-DOS applications:
- Includes MS-DOS 5.0
- Supports Microsoft Windows 3.0 (and Windows 3.1 in the future)
- Supports multiple DOS partitions larger than 32 Mbytes
- National language support
- Improved Interoperability: Networking services include the new
Release 1.2 of SCO TCP/IP and SCO NFS, and now support:
- Long filenames
- Symbolic links
- Network printing
- Network Information Services (NIS, formerly Yellow Pages)
- SNMP MIB II Agent
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Higher Capacity: Release 2.0 now supports larger SCO
installations:
- Supports 512 Mbytes of RAM
- Supports unlimited SCSI host bus adapters
- Supports disk drives larger than 1.2 Gbytes
- Supports SCO MPX Release 2.0
- Simplified Installation: Improvements to installation and
administration include:
- Intelligent upgrade from Release 1.1
- All configuration questions asked up front
- Automatic configuration for specific hardware
- Reduced installation time
- Improved Documentation: Release 2.0 includes an online, hypertext,
graphical documentation system; easy-to-use manuals and tutorials;
and shorter, more concise documents.
FEATURES:
- Integrated environment -- SCO UNIX System, GUI, personal
productivity and groupware accessories, advanced networking
services, and MS-DOS services
- Advanced, networked, graphical user interface with 18 integrated
desktop user accessories and controls
- Interoperable with multivendor networked systems including MS-DOS
and Windows systems, UNIX Systems, workstations, minicomputers,
mainframes, and more
- Robust, 32-bit, multitasking Version 4.0 of the SCO UNIX Operating
System
- Runs MS-DOS, Windows 3.0, XENIX, UNIX System, SCO Open Desktop,
and distributed X Window System applications
- Supports international, government, and de facto software
standards, plus industry-standard hardware platforms and
peripherals.
SPECIFICATIONS:
System Version 4.0 of the SCO UNIX System V/386
Services: Release 3.2 Operating System (single-user license)
Graphical Personal Productivity and Groupware Accessories
Environment: X desktop Desktop Manager (IXI X.desktop 3.0)
OSF/Motif Window Manager (OSF/Motif 1.1)
X Window System (X11R4)
Networking TCP/IP via Ethernet, Token-Ring, SLIP, and PPP
Services: NFS and NIS
LAN Manager Client
MS-DOS Services: MS-DOS 5.0 license with full MS-DOS-UNIX System
integration
DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED:
User's Guide
System Administrator's Guide
Tutorial
Personal System Release Notes
Installation and Update Guide
Hardware Configuration Guide
Graphical Environment Administrator's Guide
Online documentation
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Hardware: Any 386 or 486 computer based on Industry Standard
Architecture (ISA), Extended Industry Standard
Architecture (EISA), or Micro Channel Architecture
(MCA)
Media: CD-ROM, 60-Mbyte QIC-24 tape, or 3.5" or 5.25"
diskette
Display: Monochrome, VGA, Super VGA, XGA, and higher-
resolution megapixel adapters (support for 16,
256, 32K, and 64K colors)
Mouse: Bus or serial
Network: 3Com, Western Digital, IBM Token-Ring, and other
leading boards
RAM: 8 Mbytes (minimum)
12 Mbytes (recommended)
Disk Space: 120 Mbytes (includes approximately 20 Mbytes of
online documentation)
OPTIONAL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE:
SCO Open Desktop Server System: The integrated open systems server
environment for heterogeneous client/server computer
SCO Open Desktop Development System: The foundation for developing
advanced networked graphical applications
SCO Open Desktop Supplementary Documentation: A set of documentation
for advanced users and system administrators
SCO MPX Release 2.0: The performance extension for multiprocessor
SCO Systems
NOTES:
A single packaged SCO Open Desktop Personal System product now
supports all three standard system architectures: Micro Channel,
ISA, and EISA.
The SCO Open Desktop Personal System Upgrade is primarily
designed to take users of previous SCO Open Desktop Personal System
releases to the Release 2.0 level. Each Upgrade consists of complete
media distribution and documentation. The Release 2.0 Upgrade
performs an intelligent, in-place upgrade on Release 1.1 systems, or
may be used to perform full re-installation of Release 1.0 systems.
Users may upgrade their diskette-based systems to cartridge-tape or
CD-ROM distribution. Cartridge-tape
distribution requires a 3.5" 135tpi or 5.25" 96tpi floppy disk drive
plus QIC-02 or SCSI tape controller and drive capable of handling
60-Mbyte QIC-24 tape format. To install the Upgrade, customers must
use their previous Activation Keys and Serial Numbers.
Standalone documentation sets, as well as upgrades to take
existing UNIX System V or SCO XENIX System V users to the SCO Open
Desktop Personal System, will also be made available.
For reproduction pricing information on the SCO Open Desktop
Personal System Release 2.0 Upgrade, contact the SCO Products
Business Unit.
SCO, Open Desktop, SCO MPX, SCO SoftTech, and SCO SoftCare are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of The Santa Cruz
Operation, Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries. All other brand or
product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify
products or services of, their respective owners.
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify
any of the product specifications or features described herein without
notice. This product summary is for information only. SCO makes no
express or implied representations or warranties in this summary.
All references to the SCO UNIX Operating System or the SCO UNIX System
refer to the SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System.
Copyright (c) 1992 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All Rights Reserved