9 Jan
2020
9 Jan
'20
4:46 a.m.
On January 8, 2020 at 8:56 AM Heinz Lycklama
<heinz(a)osta.com> wrote:
Two other major vendors competing with Xenix were:
1. INTERACTIVE Systems Corp. (ISC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Systems_Corporation [founded in 1977] with
PC/IX, and later IS/3, etc.
2. Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Operation
[founded in 1979] with SCO UNIX, etc.
There were also a number of smaller players in this space.
This brings back memories. My first exposure to Unix (ca. 1985) was Interactive
386/ix. I think I still have the floppies for it around here somewhere. I don't
know if they're still readable but if anyone wants them, send me a private email.