Mannesmann Kienzle has issued a statement saying that it will phase out development of its Texas Instruments-based MTOS machines during 1989 in favour of Unix. Mannesmann will be developing Unix-based machines for delivery within three years that are rated at a minimum of 5 MIPS and have a lower hardware cost than currently available on MTOS systems. The Cadmus division of Mannesmann will be responsible for the design and development of the new machines. Mannesmann says that it put out the statement in response to customer enquiries of its position with respect to Unix in view of a greater number of contracts being subject to Unix availability. The company adds that a migration path will be developed for existing customers.
