Wipro UWIN 2.1 - Readme
A quick look at Wipro UWIN 2.1
http://www.wipro.com/uwin

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Introduction
Thank you for downloading Wipro UWIN 2.1, a Unix to Windows Migration Toolkit that gives you all the features of a traditional UNIX operating system on Windows NT and Windows 95/98. This README document provides installation and usage information and a quick introduction to the UWIN product range.

This release of UWIN supports new functionality and new libraries and utilities. It has an improved performance, and provides better interoperability with other filesystems such as Samba.  Features of UWIN also include pipes, hard file links, UNIX networking, and UNIX graphical support through the X Window System. It also provides UNIX and POSIX.2 utilities such as Ksh, awk, and vi. The UWIN environment is a User-mode rutime library, which works over the Win32 sub-system. Shell scripts and other scripted applications that use UNIX and POSIX.2 utilities will run under UWIN. Support is also provided for work on a Windows NT system remotely through a Telnet Session.

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Wipro UWIN 2.1 Features
UWIN consists of more than 300 Unix tools, shells and utilities for Windows. UWIN also includes a runtime Unix Emulation Library for developing and executing Unix applications on Windows NT. UWIN Application Development Support
UWIN also includes Unix application development support for Windows NT. You will need Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0/5.0/6.0 compiler to develop applications on UWIN. You can use cc compiler to develop applications on UWIN. Other build tools include make/gmake (GNU make tool), nmake (AT&T nmake tool), etc.
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System Requirements (Note that packages require more disk space on a FAT file system than on an NTFS file system)

UWIN does not essentially require a NTFS partition. You can install UWIN on a FAT partition as well.  However, you will not get full POSIX features (e.g., file links, security) on a FAT system though.  Case sensitive file names and file links are only available on NTFS partitions.

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Wipro UWIN  Product line
Wipro UWIN comes with a wide range of products to cater the needs of the users. They are

Wipro UWIN  - Base Toolkit
Wipro UWIN Base Toolkit provides a Unix environment on Windows NT/9x platforms. It is a comprehensive set of Unix command shells and utilities. This toolkit also includes over 300 Unix shell tools and utilities. Also included in this toolkit are many Unix inet clients and daemons. Documentation in Unix nroff format is provided for each of the utilities.
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Wipro UWIN  - SDK
Wipro UWIN UWIN SDK adds application development support on UWIN. UWIN SDK includes system header files and libraries that are required for general purpose Unix application development on Windows. More than 300 Unix header files are provided with this SDK and they have been revised to enable the use of either Visual C++ or GNU C compilers. UWIN SDK has over 60 commonly used Unix shared libraries. UWIN SDK also provides a cc compiler, which is a wrapper over the native Windows compiler, like Visual C++ or Borland C/C++ compilers. Documentation in Unix nroff format is provided for each of the Unix APIs and development tools.
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Wipro UWIN  - Runtime
Wipro UWIN Runtime is a set of libraries providing Unix API support on Windows. It is required for executing UWIN applications on Windows systems that do not have UWIN Base Toolkit installed. Users who have developed applications on UWIN or migrated existing Unix applications to Windows using UWIN would require the UWIN Runtime to deploy these applications on Windows systems, without the need for installing the complete UWIN software. Wipro provides a customized version of UWIN Runtime that caters to individual requirements of customers.

Wipro UWIN - ADD-ON
Along with UWIN Base Toolkit, UWIN SDK and UWIN Runtime, Wipro also makes available various Unix applications migrated to Windows using UWIN. Some of the add-on software are ported and maintained by Wipro and its associates. Support is available for these applications. They are:

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Contact Information
We encourage your comments and suggestions. To send comments, suggestions, questions, or problems about UWIN please send e-mail to: uwin@wipro.com. Please include your name, a phone number where you can be reached, and a return e-mail address along with your comments and problem reports.

We can also be reached at +91-80-5530035 (Bangalore, India) by phone during IST business hours. For news, please keep an eye on our web site: http://www.wipro.com/uwin. You can also reach us at

       Product Manager - Wipro UWIN
       Wipro Ltd.
       No 8, 7th Main, 1st Block,
       Koramangala,
       Bangalore - 560034, INDIA
       Tel: +91-80-5530035/6 (Extn: 2231)
       Fax: +91-80-5530086
       Email: uwin@wipro.com
       Web: http://www.wipro.com/uwin

Online Support
Wipro UWIN discussion forum at http://www.wipro.com/uwin/discus/ is the fastest way to reach us round the clock. Post your suggestions and bug reports and get your questions answered at the earliest.

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Onlne Resources
 
Wipro UWIN - Ported Utilities (gcc, perl, X11, vim, pine, bash, ssh) 
Wipro UWIN - Man pages (HTML format)
Wipro UWIN - Knowledge Base
Wipro UWIN - FAQ
Wipro UWIN - Discussion Forum
Wipro UWIN - Daily Tips (Email/Web access)
 
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Ordering and Purchase
Wipro UWIN 2.1 can be purchased online through our secure server. Refer to Wipro UWIN Online Purchase Site

Other Alternatives:
Ordering through TELEPHONE US Toll Free: 1-877-353-7297 
International: +1-425-392-2294 
Ordering through FAX US Toll Free: 1-888-353-7276 
International: +1-425-392-0223
 

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 June 16, 2000
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