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SCO is a UNIX-based† operating system that runs on Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentium.
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
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
Kernel: proprietary
File Systems Supported: sysvfs (NRWF)e20, SMB (through SAMBA)
Other Systems Emulated: Windows 95 and Windows 98 through Mergee119
Text Command Shell: UNIX shells
User Interface (graphic): X Window
Other:
Please send recommendations on additional URLs to Milo.
(Frequently Asked Questions)
http://pcunix.com/SCOFAQ/ “Comp.Unix.Sco.Misc Newgroup FAQ”
ftp://ftp.xenitec.on.ca/pub/news/faqs/sco.faq “SCO Newsgroups FAQ”
http://www.zenez.com/cgi-bin/scouw7faq/faq.pl “UnixWare 7 FAQ”
http://www.freebird.org/faq/ “UnixWare FAQ”
http://www.zenez.com/cgi-bin/scoprogfaq/faq.pl “comp.unix.sco.programmer FAQ”
http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_toc.html “comp.unix.programmer FAQ”
http://www.freebird.org/faq/developer.html “UnixWare 1.x and 2.0 Programmer FAQ”
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”
“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.
SCO Companion: The Essential Guide for Users and System Administrators; by James Mohr; Prentice Hall Computer Books; September 1997; ISBN 0134516834; paperback; 950 pages; $31.96
A Practical Guide to the Unix System; by Mark G. Sobell; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; October 1994; ISBN 0805375651; paperback; 800 pages; $37.95
SCO Companion: The Essential Guide for Users and System Administrators; by James Mohr; Prentice Hall Computer Books; September 1997; ISBN 0134516834; paperback; 950 pages; $31.96
Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook); 2nd edition; by Aeleen Frisch; O’Reilly & Associates; December 1996; ISBN 1565921275; paperback; 788 pages; $27.96
Modern Unix (Wiley Professional Computing); by Alan Southerton; John Wiley & Sons; October 1992; ISBN 0471549282; paperback; 336 pages; $50.00; includes SCO
The Complete Guide to Netware 4.11/Intranetware; 2nd edition; by James E. Gaskin; Sybex; December 1996; ISBN 078211931X; paperback; $47.99; includes information on getting NetWare working with Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and OS/2
Building a Unix Internet Server; by George Eckel; New Riders Publishing; June 1995; ISBN 1562054945; paperback (with CD-ROM); 325 pages; $30.40
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
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Last Updated: August 12, 2001
Created: June 22, 1998
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