Unix migration

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Unix migration agreed

1994 Apr-Jun
In June 1994, GIS recommended that the large Multinational servers should be converted to Unix at a cost of £200,000 to cure the problem of Sybase crashing (00042, 00526). It was estimated that this could be installed by mid August 1994 (00577). In practice there was a misunderstanding about approval to go ahead (00734) so implementation was delayed.


Unix migration underway

1994 Jul-Sep
In August 1994, the new Unix system was scheduled to go live on 10 October (Alan - 00771) or 22 October 1994 (Jenny - 00655).


Unix installed in UK

1994 Oct-Dec
On October 14 1994, they were running a week or two behind the August plan for the migration to Unix (00075). Delivery was being delayed because a special comms card had not been ordered early enough (00736) and because Gordan wanted to test it thoroughly (00721).


Unix installed in US

1995 Jan-Mar
By January 1995, the migration to Unix had been made live in the UK and Holland and was about to go live in the States (00871).


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