Xenix ?

From: Michael Nadeau <menadeau_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Sun Nov 11 17:54:37 2001

I've never used anything but TRSDOS on the Model II, so I can't speak to the
relative usefulness. However, I believe that there were more Xenix
implementations on the II/12/16/6000 line than on any other system and by a
wide margin. Like I said, it was a popular option and well-supported by
Tandy. The 2000 was quirky enough that a lot of software ported to it didn't
behave as it was supposed to, and it never sold well enough for the software
makers to care much about fixing the problems. Tandy had a hard time
convincing software developers to support the 2000, and was rumored to have
paid Lotus $250,000 to port 1-2-3. My guess is that Microsoft made less than
a whole-hearted effort to port Xenix as cleanly as it could have.

--Mike

Michael Nadeau
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Xenix ?


> >Xenix was also a popular option for the TRS-80 Model II/12/16/6000
series.
>
> I couldn't remember which of the above it was available for,
> so I didn't name a specific model. I've never used it on any of the
> above machines myself. Was it any more usable than the version on
> the Model 2000?
>
> Jeff
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