I thought that this might be of interest to folks in this conference. 
--Randy  (Original From: Mike Bilow, 1:323/107)
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   
   CONTACT:
   Monika Laud
   SCO
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UNIX UNBOUND!
   
    SCO Provides FREE UNIX System Licenses To Students, Educators and UNIX
    Enthusiasts Around The World
    
   
   
   SCO Forum96, Santa Cruz, CA (August 19, 1996) -- In a move that
   empowers students, educators and UNIX system enthusiasts with free
   access to the world’s most popular business computing environment, SCO
   today announced plans to provide a free license to use its popular
   UNIX systems, including SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare, to anyone in
   the world who wants to use them for educational and non-commercial use
   to enable the evaluation and understanding of UNIX systems. The bold
   move has far-reaching implications for the future of the UNIX platform
   and marks the stunning public debut of SCO’s stewardship of the UNIX
   system. It also represents the first time in more than 20 years that
   the owner of UNIX technology has provided the operating system free of
   charge to the public.
   
   Alok Mohan, SCO’s president and CEO, said, "This is only the second
   time in UNIX’s 25-year history that the owner of the technology has
   made this offer. The last time this happened, a $60-billion-dollar
   industry was born."
   
   The UNIX system was in its infancy when AT&T Bell Labs gave it away
   for free to colleges and universities to help with research and
   development projects. Soon, thousands of students were learning to
   program on UNIX systems. After graduation, they took that knowledge
   into the corporate world, building a $60-billion-dollar industry. The
   legacy of AT&T’s gift to universities includes the Internet, the World
   Wide Web, multiprocessing, and much more. Today, the UNIX system is
   the software engine that processes trillions of dollars’ of business
   transactions around the world.
   
   "SCO believes it is time to return the favor," said Mohan, "and
   deliver the result of more than 20 years of technical innovation back
   to educators and students worldwide. With the explosive growth of the
   Internet and the breadth of development tools for UNIX systems
   available today, one can only imagine what this new generation will do
   with this open operating system platform."
   
  What the Students Will Get
  
   The availability of free UNIX system licenses begins with SCO
   OpenServer license, followed closely by a free SCO UnixWare license.
   The initial availability of a free SCO OpenServer license provides
   UNIX system enthusiasts with access to a high-end, commercial quality
   UNIX product that would normally be out of reach due to price
   constraints. Students, as well as professionals who use the UNIX
   system at work, now have an affordable means of running the UNIX
   platform at home, enabling them to create a home BBS or web site.
   
  What’s In Free SCO OpenServer?
  
   With a Free SCO OpenServer license, users interested in UNIX
   technology have access to a fully functional, single user version of
   the SCO OpenServer Desktop System, which includes SCO Doctor Lite, and
   SCO ARCserve/Open Lite from Cheyenne, and the SCO OpenServer
   Development System. The SCO OpenServer Desktop is an advanced, single
   user UNIX operating system that delivers RISC workstation capabilities
   and performance on cost-effective Intel architecture platforms. The
   Desktop System integrates a powerful 32-bit, multitasking, X/Open UNIX
   system compliant operating system with networking, graphics, and
   Internet facilities. The Development System includes a set of
   state-of-the-art C compilers, debuggers, application programming
   interfaces, and libraries for developing applications.
   
  How to Get It
  
   Free SCO OpenServer license can be ordered and licensed via the
   Internet. To place a media order or acquire a license to use the
   software, go to: http://www3.sco.com/Products. Free SCO OpenServer is
   licensed for educational and non-commercial use. The license is free
   of charge. The product media, if desired, costs $19.
   
  About SCO
  
   SCO is the world’s leading supplier of UNIX server operating systems,
   and a leading provider of client-integration software that integrates
   Windows PCs and other clients with UNIX servers from all major
   vendors. SCO Business Critical UNIX Servers run the critical,
   day-to-day operations of large branch organizations in retail,
   finance, telecom, and government, as well as corporate departments and
   small to medium-sized businesses of every kind. SCO sells and supports
   its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers,
   systems integrators, and OEMs. For more information, see SCO’s WWW
   home page at: http://www.sco.com.
   
   # # #
   
   SCO, The Santa Cruz Operation, the SCO logo, SCO OpenServer, SCO
   UnixWare, and SCO Doctor are trademarks or registered trademarks of
   The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other countries. UNIX is
   a registered trademark in the United States an other countries,
   licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Cheyenne and
   ARCserve are registered trademarks of Cheyenne Software, Inc. All
   other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used
   to identify products or services of, their respective owners.
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