Purpose: to discuss on what platforms the specific 8.5 version of [Tcl] runs, and point to pages that discuss particular issues relating to the various operating systems.

The [On What Platforms Does Tcl Run] page has become quite old, outdated and cluttered with a messy mix of assorted information that only applies to older versions of Tcl. Some of it is dubious/unverified. Many topics of this wiki are broken into many pages, one for each historical version of Tcl. That system provides for better focus and organization of the data in certain cases.

If you know specific versions that work on these platforms, please update this info. 

   * [BSD] [Unix] variations such as [FreeBSD] , [NetBSD] , [OpenBSD]
   * [Linux] - Most current Linux distributions come with Tcl and Tk as installable packages, and they should compile just fine. Binaries can be found at places like [ActiveTcl] as well as the various rpm repositories, etc.
   * [Microsoft Windows] 9.x, ME, NT, XP, Vista (all of them???)
   * Microsoft Window64 - WinXP and Vista 64 bit editions. (can anyone confirm???)
   * Apple's MacOS - Older versions of Tcl and Tk ran on MacOS 7/8/9.x, and the current version runs on [MacOS X]  [Apple Macintosh and Tcl/Tk] and binaries can be found on http://sf.net/projects/tcl and other places
   * [Solaris] the Sun marketing term for SunOS 5 onwards (based on UNIX System V Release 4 - SVR4) plus add-on applications - Tcl and Tk build fine on both Intel and SPARC Solaris (if you have a compiler like gcc or Sun's unbundled C compiler), and otherwise the binaries can be found at places like [ActiveTcl] or the Solaris freeware web site.  
   * [Windows/CE]/[PocketPC] and binaries can be found in [ActiveTcl] as well as other places. (can anyone confirm???)

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