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- From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent,comp.os.minix
- Subject: Re: OS compare (Unix/clone)
- Message-ID: <michaelv.711923616@vincent1.iastate.edu>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 20:33:36 GMT
- References: <1992Jul22.155542.27586@aie.nl> <Brtsqr.Bq8@well.sf.ca.us>
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- In <Brtsqr.Bq8@well.sf.ca.us> comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau) writes:
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- >In article <1992Jul22.155542.27586@aie.nl> kim@aie.nl (Kim Schrijvers) writes:
- >>Can anyone tell me the pro and contras of the following operating systems, I
- >>would also like to know wether they support TCP/IP and C++, and wether they
- >>run on an IBM/XT or not. I looked for a FAQ, but couldn't find one.
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- >>Coherent
- >>Xenix
- >>Minix
- >>Lunix
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- >Comeau C++ 2.1 works on XENIX 386. Comeau C++ 3.0 With Templates is on
- >a plethora o machines and operating systems and it will be available for the
- >just about to be released Coherent 386 4.0 on the same day that it ships.
- >Both Minix and Linux are on our "to do" list.
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- As someone said, don't forget 386BSD.
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- P.S. You canNOT run _any_ real multiprocessing operating system on an
- XT. It can't even be done well on a 286 (witness DesqView and Coherent
- 3.X). You need at least a 386sx if you want to do unix in any
- reasonable fashion.
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- Michael L. VanLoon "Ignorance is bliss..."
- michaelv@iastate.edu -- Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
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