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- Path: sparky!uunet!bcstec!sleepy!skutvik
- From: skutvik@sleepy.UUCP ( ECMS TEST)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.msdos
- Subject: Re: Unix/XWindow on my 486...Where/How much?
- Summary: 386bsd
- Message-ID: <337@sleepy.UUCP>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 01:40:10 GMT
- References: <17dtuhINNff4@early-bird.think.com>
- Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle
- Lines: 13
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- In article <17dtuhINNff4@early-bird.think.com>, philip@think.com (Philip Mucci) writes:
- >
- > Hi all,
- >
- > I am thinking of buying a 486, but only if it will run Unix and X
- > windows. [...].
- {deleted text about $1600 for an SCO system}
- >That's ridiculous. Could someone give me a
- > rundown on what kind of Unix/X packages are available for the 486?
-
- You might look into 386bsd, it's not commercial, nor is it complete (yet), but
- it runs on 3/486 machines, is fairly stable, comes with full (non-AT&T) source,
- and is ... FREE. take a look at comp.unix.bsd
-