On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 12:27, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
Justin Zygmont wrote:
> ftp://solarflow.dyndns.org/pub/wabi
[ Sorry I'm posting so much as of late. I'm an "enthusiastic
newbie" to this list. Just let me know if I'm "drowning out"
everyone else. ]
Is this thing now "free [beer]" for Linux? I.e., does Caldera "own"
it now and has released it as such? Or not? Or has simply licensed
it from someone else?
Wabi was created by SCO unix in Santa Cruz, CA. They used to be the primary
commercial Unix on x86 hardware vendor. That was back in the days when MS
acutally worked with competitors such as Novel and SCO to provide a
workable solution for everyone.
Caldera bought them mid last year. They got the whole kit 'n' kaboodle, I
guess. IMHO, Tarantella is the only tangible item of substance gained from
the deal.
Intangible is the name recongition and installed base. They're the
first Linux vendor to provide a real Unix (not *nix or 'Unix like', but
real Unix with vi, csh et all)
I'm "certified" in wabi, but I've never actually used it. :-) Was
required from a previous employer, and they got out of Unix within days
of me taking the tests. I think I've still got all the manuals
somewhere.
[ I notice you still have to have Windows 3.x, but that's fine. I
actually have 4 "legal copies" myself (and none in use). ]
BTW, I've never used Wabi myself, just WINE and VMWare. I've heard
as you said, it's the "most compatible" for 16-bit
Windows/programs.
As far as I can tell, it works just the same as OS/2 Warp v.3. It's a
"protected" environement, and if the Windows program or OE crashed, the
computer kept on running. Not a complete emulated computer such as
VMware or similar.
Matt Nuzum
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