SCO Unix on Merced

Michael Elizabeth Chastain (mec@shout.net)
Fri, 31 Oct 1997 11:32:12 -0600

This may be off-topic, but I think of SCO Unix as competition
for Linux, and I like to keep an eye on the competition.

http://www.sco.com/press/release/6656.html

SCO's 64-BIT UNIXWARE DEVELOPMENT ON TRACK WITH RELEASE OF
INTEL'S MERCED(tm) PROCESSOR

Successfully Runs on Intel's IA-64 Software Level Simulator,
Completing Key Phase for 64-bit Version of Leading UNIX System

SANTA CRUZ, CA (October 14, 1997) - SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC) today announced
that an initial version of a 64-bit SCO UnixWare system has been
successfully running 64-bit test applications on a simulated
environment for the past six months, completing a key phase of its
ongoing 64-bit UnixWare product development for the next-generation
Intel processor which will be available in 1999.

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Michael Chastain
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"love without fear"