Very Computer

Hi, sometime ago, someone posted the email address of a person
at WordPerfect Corp. who would handle upgrades from the DOS version
of WP to the SCO/iBCS version.
I've got 5.1 for DOS, I'd like to upgrade to 6.0 for unix.
I heard this was around $129?
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-Chris May, Computer Science, University of MA, Amherst
-       Technical Assistant, P.C. Maintenance Lab

Quote:>Hi, sometime ago, someone posted the email address of a person
>at WordPerfect Corp. who would handle upgrades from the DOS version
>of WP to the SCO/iBCS version.
>I've got 5.1 for DOS, I'd like to upgrade to 6.0 for unix.
>I heard this was around $129?
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        I keep seeing loose references to Linux being able to run
SCO binaries, but I haven't seen a definative statement that it will.
The fact that the above question was posted to this group makes me think
that Wordperfect for SCO will run on Linux.  Will it?
Does linux support SCO binaries?  

        I can't believe this one isn't in the FAQs.  I figured it would
be a common question.

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Patrick W. Brewer           CATT Alumni  

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Quote:> >--
>    I keep seeing loose references to Linux being able to run
> SCO binaries, but I haven't seen a definative statement that it will.
> The fact that the above question was posted to this group makes me think
> that Wordperfect for SCO will run on Linux.  Will it?
> Does linux support SCO binaries?  

There is a standard called the intel binary compatability standard which is
designed to allow binaries to be exchanged among different versions of
intel unix.  There is a loadable kernel module which will allow linux to run
these binaries.  You can get it from:tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/ALPHA/ibcs2
Since it is still Alpha software, things are not garanteed to work, but they
usually do.  I did buy the SCO version of wordperfect, and it does work fine.
The only problems I had were with the shell scripts that are supposed to
install it.  I know that the SCO version of the spreadsheet Xess also works
with linux.  If you want to try this stuff out, get the ibcs module, and the
file wpfix.tar.gz off of sunsite.  This file gives instructions for getting
the demo version of SCO WordPerfect to run.

Jim

PS  I am still workin on a WordPerfect-HOWTO, but my wife is 8 months pregnant,
so I dont have a lot of time.

:       I keep seeing loose references to Linux being able to run
: SCO binaries, but I haven't seen a definative statement that it will.
: The fact that the above question was posted to this group makes me think
: that Wordperfect for SCO will run on Linux.  Will it?

Yes, Wordperfect will run using the iBCS emulator, and it runs fine.  I have
not had a need to check anything else however, so I can't verify any other
program's operation.
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PB> The fact that the above question was posted to this group
PB> makes me think
PB> that Wordperfect for SCO will run on Linux.  Will it?
PB> Does linux support SCO binaries?

Yes. Get the iBCS emulator module from tsx-11.mit.edu:pub/linux/ALPHA/ibcs2

                                Mike