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- From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461)
- Subject: Re: 386/486 <--> what UNIX
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.152655.23003@tinman.mke.ab.com>
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- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:26:55 GMT
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- wetzels@amc.uva.nl (F.P.M. Wetzels) writes:
- : Hi,
- :
- : If i have some 386/486 machine with enough memory. What are the
- : possiblities of putting a public domain(?) BSD/SYSV unix on it?
- :
- It can be done. Many people following this news group (and others) have
- done it. I have installed 386BSD, X11R5, and OpenLook on my system at home.
- It is relatively stable after installing a bunch of patches. Linux is
- another OS that many people have reported success with. I haven't tried
- it so I can't say much about it. I suggest you follow the comp.os.linux
- newsgroup for a while to get more info.
-
- : Or should i buy a complete system?
- :
- That depends what you need it for. Commercial systems such as SCO often
- have more device drivers, a tech support hotline, and sales reps that you
- can extort coffee mugs out of. Personaly I like 386BSD because I get the
- source code.
-
- --
- Thad Phetteplace
- Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co.
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- Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com
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- The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer.
- I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!
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