Unix Today review of Dell and UHC SysVR4

[Steve Cirian]

The following is a summary of an article found in UNIX Today! (Dec 10, 1990)
that contrasted the UNIX System V Release 4 offerings from UHC and Dell:


UHC

   price:      unlimited - $1495;  2 user - $1280;  paper doco $995

   support:    free for 1st 30 days, $1190 / year

   upgrades:   upgrade from any 286/386 UNIX to 4.0 $880 (2 user)

   media:      150 MB quarter inch tape (Wangtek or Archive drive with QIC-02 or
               SCSI interface required).  Also available on 3.5 or 1.44 floppies
               (73 or so of them).

   comments:   UHC "shipped it first".  UHC wants to be compatible with as wide
               a variety of hardware as possible, and delivers a wide variety 
               of device drivers.  Installation is a "painful experience".  
               XWIN, Open Look and X11/NeWS included. 

   contact:    3600 South Gessner, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77063
               713-782-2700
               ...!uunet!uhc!sam


Dell

   price:      unlimited - $1295;  2 user - $995;  paper doco $744

   support:    free for 1st 30 days, $500 / year (unlimited), $350 (2 user)

   upgrades:   upgrade from Dell sysV 3.2 to 4.0 for $399.

   media:      150 MB quarter inch tape (Wangtek or Archive drive with QIC-02 or
               SCSI interface required).

   comments:   Dell is selling hardware and software solutions, and officially
               support SVR4 only on their hardware.  Dell is waiving the usual
               10% restocking fee so users can try it without risk.  Dell has
               streamlined the AT&T code, and added a lot of enhancements at the
               user level.  XR4, Motif 1.1, and Open Look are included.  Dell
               also includes SLIP, emacs, rcs, gdb, elm, mh, and mmdf.

   contact:    9505 Arboretum Blvd., Austin, TX, 78759
               800-284-3355
               info at dell.com 


Disclaimer:    This posting is a summary of the article published in UNIX Today!
               and is not an endorsement of either product.  I have not used
               either product, and have no opinion of them one way or another.
               Please contact the vendors for more information, and make your
               own informed choice.


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