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SCO Unix Products GPI ???? AGA ???? 3DA 3 Dimensional Architecture. SCO/HP 64bit architecture. ACE Advanced Certified Engineer. Certified knowledgeable of SCO products. ACE Advanced Computing Environment. SCO on MIPS platforms. Abandoned. ADC Advanced Development Center. Developer training classes. ARC Advanced RISC Computer. Hardware platform standard for ACE environment. ACL Access Control List. NT security database for AFPS. ARCServe Tape backup and restore program from Cheyanne. AEC Authorized Education Center. Learn by Destroying. AFS Acer Fast FileSystem. Default filesystem in 3.2.0 to 3.2.2. AFPS Advanced File and Print Server. NT derived version of LANMAN Server. AHDK Advanced Hardware Developers Kit. Write your own device drivers. AHS Advanced Hardware Supplement. Updates to device drivers. APC Advanced Product Center. ASC Advanced Support Center. ATLAS All The Latest Apps and Servers. C2 SecureWare implementation of Orange Book C2 level security. CID Client Integration Division (formerly IXI and VisionWare) CCS Component Control Script. Part of SSO. CDMT Custom Distribution Mastering Toolkit. Replaces PET and SMT. CHARM Character based Motif display engine for VTCL. CHWP Compatibility Hardware Web Pages. Improved HCH. CIFS Common Internet File System. Same as SMB. CIS Compuserve Information Systems. CMW+ Compartmental Mode Workstation B1 security for ODT OSR5 from SecureWare. COLA Certificate of Licence and Authenticity. Suitable for framing. CPCS Component Patch Control Script. Part of SSO. CQS Component Query Script. Part of SSO. DESKTOP Refers to a 2 user personal system. DEVSYS Development System. C Compiler and utilities. DLM Distributed Lock Manager. or Reliant DLM. Part of Oracle 7. DQI Device Query Interface. Looks for available backup drives. DTFS Desktop Filesystem. Modular with compression and dynamic inode alloc. EAFS Enhanced Acer Fast FileSystem. Default filesystem in 3.2v4.x. EAP Early Availability Program. Part of SCO Developers Program. EFS Enhanced Feature Supplement. Merged with RS. ETI Extended Terminal Interface. DEVSYS libraries for terminal display. FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard. HCH Hardware Compatibility Handbook. Supported hardware list. HOST Refers to a server without networking using serial terminals. HPIA Hewlett-Packard and Intel Architecture. Future 64bit Unix on Intel P7. HTFS High Throughput File System. OSR5 and above. Uses journaling. iBCS2 Intel Binary Compatibiity Standard (rev 2). COFF-based. ICC Intel Optimizing C Compiler. IFS Internet Fast Start. Open Server 5 configured as a web server. IQM Installation Query Manager. Part of SSO. IMQM Installation Medial Query Manager. Part of SSO. ISL Initial System Load. ISM International Settings Manager. ISP Internet Service Provider. ISV Independent Software Vendor. IHV Independent Hardware Vendor. IT Information Tools. (obsolete) Replace by TA. JPR Jean-Pierre Radley. LLI Link Level Interface. Network adapter drivers (pre tcp/ip 2.0). LMC Lan Manager Client. Server replaced by AFPS. Client in OSR5. LMU Lan Manager/Unix server. Replaced by AFPS. MAC Media Access Control. Appoximately physical ISO network layer. MDI MAC Driver Interface. Network adapter drivers (tcp/ip 2.0 and after). MERGE DOS Merge product by Platinum. MSDOS emulator for Unix. MIMD Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data. A type of multiprocessing. MIT Mass Installation Toolkit. MMDF Multichannel Memorandum Distribution Facility. Domain MTA from hell. MS Maintenance Supplement. Merged with RS. MTA Mail Transfer Agent. Processes email addresses for delivery. MUA Mail User Agent. Email program to send or read messages. NFR Not For Resale. NLM Network Lock Manager. Part of NFS. ODT Open DeskTop. Integrated Unix, X11 and networking package. OSR5 Open Server Release 5. Sco Unix 3.2v5.x.x. (Host, Enterprise, etc). PET PETKIT. Product Engineering Toolkit. Replaced by SMT and CDMT. PEBKAC Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. POP Post Office Protocol. For receiving mail. Use SMTP for sending. POSIX Portable Operating System for Unix. POST Point Of Sale Toolkit. Development system for small footprint Unix. QBB Quarterly Business Briefing. QFS Quick Fix Supplement. (obsolete) Preliminary fix from support. RAS Remote Access Services. Networking. RAS Reliability, Availability, Servicability. RS Release Supplement. Updates to current revision level. S51K Traditional System 5 filesystem with 1KByte blocks. S52K Traditional System 5 filesystem with 2KByte blocks. (not supported). SCO The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Your favorite Unix company. SES Software Enhancement Service. Regular update service. Includes SSL. SIS Software Installation Service. Install service by APC Open member. SLS Support Level Supplement. Fixes and enhancements for specific problems. SMB Server Message Block. Used by LANMAN, Xenix Net, VisionFS, SAMBA. SMT Software Mastering ToolKit. Replaced by CDMT. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Used to send/receive mail. SNAKSOS SCO Online Support (system). SCO BBS (free). SSE Security Software Enhancement. Security related fixes. SSL Software Support Library. CDROM of articles and supplements. SSO Software Storage Object. SVID3 System V Interface Definition. Issue #3. TA Technical Articles. Replaces IT scripts. TCB Trusted Computing Base. Part of C2 security system. TLA Three Letter Acronym. TLS Technical Library Supplement. Unsupported tools and goodies. TPI Transport Provider Interface. ???? TPS Text Processing System. Nroff, tbl, look, style, etc for Xenix. UNX UNIX. SLS specifically for UNIX. Unitel Unix on Intel. UNIX95 X/Open UNIX95 Brand. UOD UNIX/Open Desktop. Support Supplements for BOTH Unix and Open Desktop. VAR Value Added Reseller. VCD Vendor Contributed Driver. Vendor supplied and supported drivers. VPIX MSDOS Emulator for Unix. Doesn't do Windows. VSP Vertical Solutions Provider. VTCL Visual Tool Command Language. Scripting language for X11. WABI Windows Applications Binary Interface. SunSoft windows emulator. Wintel Windows on Intel. Wintif Windows appearance and behavior for Motif applications. XBSS X/Open Baseline Security Services. XNX Xenix Support supplements. XPG4 X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 4. Novell, Univel and UnixWare Products. ABI System V Application Binary Interface specification. ACP Advanced Application Compatibility. SCO-compatible packages. AS Application Server. ASU Advanced Server for Unix. BFS Boot File System. CCS C-Language Compilation System (distinct from the whole SDK). CNE Certified NetWare Engineer; UnixWare track is being rolled into ACE. EIGER Unixware 2.1 FMLI Forms and Menu Language Interface. FUR Object code optimizer for Unixware c compiler. GEMINI Combined Unixware and Open Server product. Due mid 1997. HBA Host Bus Adapter. Hard disk controller or adapter card. iABI Intel Application Binary Interface. ELF-based. In SVR4 but not SVR3. iBCS2 Intel Binary Compatibility Standard (rev 2). COFF-based. MEMFS Memory File system (RAMdisk) used by UnixWare for /tmp and /var/tmp. MHS Message Handling Service. NetWare mail system supported by UnixWare. MoOLIT A hybrid Open Look/Motif toolkit used in early UnixWare; (obsolete). NICS Network Interface Card Services. Network adapter drivers. NFS Network File System. Filesystem independent disk storage. NLM Netware Loadable Module. Server application format for NetWare NUC NetWare Unix Client. NLM supplied with UnixWare. NVT NetWare Virtual Terminal. Terminal emulator supplied with UnixWare. NWS NetWare Server. NetWare file & print server for UnixWare 2.1. OA&M Operations, Administration & Maintenance. System Admin for UnixWare. ODI Open Data-Link Interface. Network card driver technology in UW. ODM Online Data Manager. Tools and toys for working with big disks. PCI PC Interface by Locus Computing. Also in OSR5. PE Personal Edition. PTF Program Temporary Fix. Fixes and enhancement for specific problems. SDK Software Development Kit. SuperNOS Novell's attempt to merge UnixWare and NetWare. Abandoned. TID A 'readme'-type file that introduces UnixWare updates. UCF Unix Computing Forum. OEM ISV IHV consortium. Replaces UTG. UFS BSD-style Filesystem type used first in SVR4.0, supported in UnixWare. UNIVEL Joint venture between USL and Novell before Novell bought both. USG Unix Systems Group of AT&T, then USL, Novell, then sold to SCO. USL Unix Systems Labs. Independent company evolved from AT&T USG. UTG UnixWare Technology Group. OEM consortium. (defunct) UW UnixWare. VjFS Veritas-based journalling filesystem used by default in UnixWare. VxFS Veritas advanced journalling filesystem comes as part of ODM. WKSH Windowing Korn Shell. GUI Script language for UnixWare. YES UnixWare hardware/software compatibility program. SMP and RAID ccNUMA Cache-coherent nonuniform memory access. MIMD Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data. SMP. MPP Massively Parallel Processing. MPX Multi-Processor Extensions. (obsolete) Renamed SMP. RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. SCI Scalable Coherent Interface. Bridge between SHV's. SHV Intel motherboard type designed for SCI bridge and ccNUMA. SMP Symmetric Multi Processing. Formerly MPX. VDM Virtual Disk Manager. RAID support. O'Reilly's PC hardware and data communications terms
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