OT- duplicate SCO server

[Bill Campbell]

On Thu, Jun 04, 2015, Seth via Filepro-list wrote:
>I have an OLD SCO 5.0.6 server that is on it's last legs. The *only use*
>for this server is legacy word processing. Unix WordPerfect 5.1 accessed
>via Putty on WIn front ends.
>
>While we have current versions of WORD, WordPerfect, OpenOffice, etc., old
>habits are hard to break, and candidly, our macros and comfort with
>function keys, no mouse, etc., allow for a speed of document production
>second to none.
>
>Would anyone out there like to try to quote out the duplication of this
>server with new equipment and to move the software and files over?

The easiest way to handle this would probably be to set up a
VMware Workstation virtual machine to run the SCO software.  I
would do this on a CentOS Linux server, probably on a SuperMicro
mini-tower with sufficient hard drive space to support you.

Bill
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