Xenix ?

From: Eric J. Korpela <korpela_at_ssl.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue Nov 13 10:52:40 2001

> Actually Xenix was never a Microsoft branded product.

Maybe true, but it was certainly plastered with Microsoft copyrights. All the
scripts and headers in the Tandy 16/6000 version were copyright Microsoft.

> Then again Xenix was the clear proof that M$ can not even compy a great OS
> correctly. I remember using a version of Xenix that only allowed 8.3
> naming of files (like M$-DOS)! Typical M$ "innovation"... pheb!

I doubt it. I think early versions of Xenix had the v7 filename limits.
I've never seen one that recognized extensions as anything special.

Eric
Received on Tue Nov 13 2001 - 10:52:40 GMT