- published: 08 Dec 2013
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Xenix is a discontinued version of the Unix operating system, licensed by Microsoft from AT&T in the late 1970s. The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) later acquired exclusive rights to the software, and eventually superseded it with SCO UNIX (now known as SCO OpenServer).
Xenix was Microsoft's version of Unix intended for use on microcomputers; because Microsoft was not able to license the "UNIX" name itself, they gave it an original name.
Microsoft purchased a license for Version 7 Unix from AT&T in 1979, and announced on August 25, 1980 that it would make it available for the 16-bit microcomputer market. The initial port of Xenix was to the Zilog Z8000 series and subsequently to the Intel 8086/8088 architecture ported by The Santa Cruz Operation.
Xenix varied from its 7th Edition origins by incorporating elements from BSD, and soon (for a time) possessed the most widely installed base of any Unix flavor due to the popularity of the inexpensive x86 processor.
Microsoft did not sell Xenix directly to end users; instead, they licensed it to software OEMs such as Intel, Tandy, Altos and SCO, who then ported it to their own proprietary computer architectures. Microsoft Xenix originally ran on the PDP-11; the first port was for the Zilog Z8001 16-bit processor. Altos shipped a version for their Intel 8086 based computers early in 1982, Tandy Corporation shipped TRS-XENIX for their 68000-based systems in January 1983, and SCO released their port to the IBM PC in September 1983.
When I call you on the phone
I could tell you were all alone
Oh, I wish I could be there with you
To brighten up you life
tho your someone elses wife
I can't stand to know your sad and blue
I care for you, I care for you
He's treating you unfair and don't seem to give a damn
Somehow I know hes taking things for granted
Well then here is what you should do
Tell him you both are through
Run to me, Run to me I care
I care for you, I care for you
Although you've made a vow
Before death you must not part
Honey, break it, (Break it) break it, (Break it) break it
Disrespect, dishonesty, thats not how its suppose to be
Come to me I care
I'll always be your friend until the very end
Baby, baby I'll be there for you
You need someone who cares
Someone who understands
but will never make you sad and blue
I care for you
I care for you, Oh baby
Baby, baby, baby
When I call you on the phone
I could tell you were all alone
Oh, I wish I could be there with you
To brighten up your life
tho your someone elses wife
I can't stand to know your sad and blue
I care for you, I care for you
He's treating you unfair and don't seem to give a damn
Somehow I know hes taking things for granted
Well then here is what you should do
Tell him you both are through
Run to me, Run to me I care
I care for you
Although you've made a vow
Before death you must not part
Honey, break it, (Break it) break it, (Break it) break it
Disrespect, dishonesty, thats not how its suppose to be
Come to me I care