From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:01:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:00:55 -0400 Received: from cordelia.mail.kokuacom.net ([212.116.96.13]:2315 "HELO cordelia.mail.kokuacom.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:00:41 -0400 From: "Mike Jagdis" To: "Alan Chandler" , Cc: "Rob Landley" Subject: RE: Microsoft and Xenix. Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:57:37 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I hope the following adds a more direct perspective on this, as I > was a user at the time. I was _almost_ at university :-). However I do have a first edition of the IBM Xenix Software Development Guide from december 1984. It has '84 IBM copyright and '83 MS copyright. The SCO stuff I have goes back to '83 - MS copyrights on it go back to '81 but that's probably just the compiler and DOS compatibility. Basically Xenix was the first MS/IBM attempt at a "real OS" for the PC. MS realised that multiuser/multitasking was less important than colour graphics for PC owners and decided to pull out of the Xenix business. IBM licensed it under their name to keep their desktop computer concept alive while the Xenix team emerged from the shake out to form SCO. Mike -- Chief Network Architect Mobile: +44 7780 608 368 Kokua Communications Ltd Office: +44 20 7292 1680 52-53 Conduit Street Fax: +44 20 7292 1681 London W1S 2YX