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1. pjmlp+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-09-11 06:09:16
It did, but for their prices and hardware requirements I would rather use OS/2 instead.
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2. icedch+tT[view] [source] 2022-09-11 15:51:34
>>pjmlp+(OP)
Coherent was relatively cheap if you wanted a PC unix clone. $100 in 1992: https://techmonitor.ai/technology/coherent_unixalike_for_int...
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3. pjmlp+Ro2[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-09-12 05:39:00
>>icedch+tT
That is the price for the software + the hardware to actually run it at an acceptable speed.

And all things being equal you could still get OS/2 as low as $49,

> The suggested introductory price of OS/2 2.0 is $139. However, the cost falls to $99 for users upgrading from DOS, which includes just about anyone, and to $49 for users who are willing to turn in their Microsoft version of Windows.

https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/21/science/personal-computer...

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4. icedch+oe3[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-09-12 13:15:14
>>pjmlp+Ro2
True, OS/2 was much cheaper. Coherent was relatively cheap for a Unix clone, which is basically what I was getting at. SCO Xenix / Unix was in the $500+ range. A C compiler wasn't even included, if I recall.
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