OT: RE: Unix Help re Samba - for filePro

[John Esak]

> Why are you moving to 5.0.6 as "new", when 5.0.7 has been out 
> for years,
> anyway?
> 
> mark->

My guess is licensing (cost).... The licenses which worked forever
throughout all of 5.0 do work on 5.0.6... They do NOT work on 5.0.7 and all
new (rather than grade) codes are required. I debated a very long time with
myself over moving to 5.0.7.  It finally becaome mandatory be4cause I wanted
to use SATA drives... Snd while some say it can be done at the 5.06 level...
It really can not.  I did try ... The hassle is loading through the CD media
when the new motherboard chipsets are only really supported on 5.0.7 from
jump street.  You can upgrade to this stuff if you already have 5.0.6
loaded, but there is no way to start fresh with only 5.0.6 media and make
SATA CD's and hard drives work.  (okay, now I'll get hundreds of messages
saying how easy it was and how it is done very simply merely by ... Etc.,
etc.  I don't think so, first, and even if it is possible.... It is simply
not worth the hassle when a small upgrade fee to the new licensing makes it
so easy.  

Actually, the question might be these days... Why stay on SCO and upgrade...
Why not take the opportunity to change platform to some Linux as well.
Again, the cost could be the thing...you'd have to cross platform the
filePro. Those prices for all apps would tend to be prohibitive.

Oh well.  I still have an already loaded 5.0.7 SCO box with
filePro/FacetWin/BackupEDGE licenses on it. This weekend it goes up on Ebay.
I truly have no idea what it is all worth... And I have essentially a
duplicate in my home system forever and ever.  Maybe I should just keep this
on the shelf for some rainy day? 

Guess I'll find out.

John