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- From: hcp@csx.cciw.ca (H.C. Pulley)
- Subject: Re: OS compare (Unix/clone)
- Organization: Canada Centre for Inland Waters
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 00:12:55 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.001255.13675@csx.cciw.ca>
- References: <1992Jul22.155542.27586@aie.nl> <Brtsqr.Bq8@well.sf.ca.us> <michaelv.711923616@vincent1.iastate.edu>
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- In article <michaelv.711923616@vincent1.iastate.edu> michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
- >As someone said, don't forget 386BSD.
- >
- >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.
-
- Just where do you get off saying this???
-
- If you mean multi-processing as in multiple processors, then no current PC
- unix-like OS will do it.
-
- AND IF YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY THAT MY 12-MHZ 286 IS NOT MULTITASKING AT THIS
- VERY MOMENT THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING!
-
- COHERENT 3.2.1 RUNS MULTIPLE TASKS AND MULTIPLE USERS VERY WELL! JUST WHAT
- WERE YOU SMOKING WHEN YOU WROTE THE ABOVE MESSAGE (and where can I get some
- for myself ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ?
-
- The day when 386BSD is stable enough to run for a few hours, I might (and I
- mean might) take a look at it. I like my tech. support and manuals, thank
- you very much!
-
- [and yes, this IS A FLAME!]
-
- Harry
-
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- Stay away from the DOS side Luke! | | I walk alone.
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