UnixWare

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UnixWare
UnixWare 7.1.1 login.png
Logging into a UnixWare 7.1.3 system
Type: Multitasking, multiuser
Creator: Univel, Novell & SCO
Architecture: IBM-PC theoretically portable
This Version: 7.1.4
Date Released: 1992


UnixWare was used in all kinds of call centre applications with the AT&T g3 definity switch... I remember this thing running the voice mail appliances, and a few other things. UnixWare ran on x86 computers. Unixware is a SYSV r4 derived OS.

Version 1

Unixware started out as a Univel/USL product, 1.0 was primarily setup to integrate in Netware environments, I recall TCP/IP being optional!

Version 2

Versions 2 included multiprocessor support, and then was purchased by By SCO who released 3 updates for version 2.

Novell UnixWare 2.0

  • Virtual PC: 86C764 Trio64 chipset supports 64K colours and maximum resolution 1280x1024.

SCO UnixWare 2.1.2

  • Update to 2.1.3
  • Update to 2.1.4

Version 7

This version removed support for legacy Xenix binaries to cut out the Microsoft royalty.

  • Virtual PC: 86C764 Trio64 chipset supports 64K colours and maximum resolution 1280x1024.

UnixWare 7.0

UnixWare 7.0.1

Needs boot floppy.

SCO UnixWare 7.1.0

SCO UnixWare 7.1.1

UnixWare 7.1.1 box

Latest Maintenance Pack: MP5

Caldera OpenUnix 8 (7.1.2)

Integrates Linux Kernel Personality (LKP).

SCO UnixWare 7.1.3

Runs with Virtual PC.

SCO UnixWare 7.1.4

Runs with Virtual PC.