Wabi 1.1 for AIX
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Close-up of screen showing Wabi 1.1 running on a RISC System/6000 workstation
Now you can take advantage of
powerful AIX/6000(r)
applications in
combination with Wabi(r)-certified*
(see p. 2 at a glance) personal
productivity applications available for
Microsoft(r) Windows(tm), all
on a single desktop screen. Wabi 1.1 for
AIX(r) gives you the following benefits:
- Runs many Windows 3.1 compliant applications on AIX/6000 systems*
- Provides an enhanced 80386-
mode environment for Windows
applications
- Applications achieve near-native system performance,
comparable to some Intel(tm) 80486-based
personal computers, when running
on a RISC System/6000(r) Model 250
- Supports cut, paste and copy between Wabi-certified
Windows and AIX/6000 applications
- Supports Object Linking and
Embedding/Dynamic Data Exchange
(OLE/DDE) between Wabi-certified Windows applications
- Requires no Microsoft Windows license for most Wabi-certified
applications
- Provides full access to and
integration with AIX/6000 systems resources--printers,
serial ports and file systems
- Supports multiple simultaneous Wabi-certified
Windows applications, users and Xterminals
- Supports DOS diskettes and CD-ROMs, for easy installation of
Wabi-certified Windows applications
- Includes fully scalable windows and fonts
- Preserves features and richness of Windows applications
As companies migrate to powerful UNIX(r)
platforms to run their businesses, compatibility with
existing PC-based applications becomes an important issue.
Users want PC and UNIX applications on one platform,
without increased complexity or decreased performance.
Application developers want expanded market opportunities
without writing multiple versions of source code. Systems
administrators want to provide PC and UNIX compatability without
supporting multiple platforms and increasing systems
overhead or investment. Now users, developers and MIS
managers can have the best of both worlds.
Wabi 1.1 for AIX is a technology licensed by IBM from
SunSelect. It allows users to run off-the-shelf Wabi-certified
Microsoft Windows applications on AIX/6000-based
workstations, usually without MS-DOS
or Microsoft Windows.
Using Wabi 1.1 for AIX, both Wabi-certified Windows-based and
AIX/6000-based applications can
be supported on a single, high-
performance IBM RISC System/6000
platform. By taking advantage of the power of RISC
processors and AIX, you can increase and extend the value
of many popular Windows
applications in which you have invested.
- Machine requirements
- Executes on all models of RISC System/6000 configured with a
graphical display or Xterminal attached, with keyboard and mouse
- 16MB fixed disk storage. User-provided Windows applications require
additional disk storage
- 16MB RAM
- Programming requirements
- AIX Version 3.2.5 for RISC System/6000
- AIXwindows Environment/6000 Version 1.2.5
- Compatability
- The following are Wabi-certified applications. Other
applications may be compatible but not yet certified.
Microsoft Windows is not required except with Microsoft
PowerPoint 3.0 and Paradox(tm) for Windows 1.0.
- Lotus(tm) 1-2-3(tm) for Windows 1.1
- Lotus AmiPro(tm) 3.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Excel 4.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0
- Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0
- WordPerfect(r) for Windows 5.2
- Harvard Graphics(tm) for Windows 1.0
- Aldus PageMaker(tm) 4.0
- PROCOMM PLUS(tm) for Windows 1.0
- CorelDRAW!(tm) 3.0
- Paradox(tm) for Windows 1.0
- Quattro Pro(tm) for Windows 1.0
Wabi 1.1 for AIX can be used in the client/server environment,
exploiting the benefits of the X Window(tm) architecture/protocol,
which allows multiple users to have remote
X Window sessions running on a
server using low-cost Xstations.
Under the covers
Unlike the performance penalties typically experienced with PC
emulation products or the recompiles typically required
by software
developer kits, Wabi 1.1 for AIX allows Wabi-certified Windows
applications to run with near-native
performance that compares
favorably to some Intel 80486-based
personal computers, when running
on a RISC System/6000 Model 250.
Getting the most from favorite
applications
Wabi 1.1 for AIX is actually ordered as a feature of
AIXwindows(r), IBM's implementation of the advanced
X Window system using the OSF/Motif(tm)
interface standard. Since Wabi 1.1 for AIX is mapped to the
AIXwindows interface on the AIX/6000 system, it provides all the
function of the industry-standard
X Window, including the ability to exploit
Xstations at a lower cost-per-seat than fully configured
workstations. What's more, X Windowing can improve application
performance by offloading the graphics-intensive
work from the server to the Xstations.
Protecting your investment
Wabi 1.1 for AIX protects your investments in current Wabi-certified
Microsoft Windows applications. Since certified applications
function the same way as they do in the
original Windows 3.1
environment, you avoid losses in productivity and costly
retraining. At your own speed, you can learn how to take
advantage of the AIX environment. You have the choice of
grouping and launching applications in a familiar way or
using the native AIX desktop environment to access applications
and data.
For more information on AIX Wabi 1.1 or the entire RISC
System/6000 and AIX/6000 family, call your IBM marketing
representative, IBM
Business Partner, or IBM Direct:
1 800 IBM-CALL (1 800 426-2255).
In Canada call 1 800 363-RISC
(1 800 363-7472).
You can also call 1 800 IBM-4FAX
(1 800 426-4329), and more information will be faxed immediately
to your location.
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