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Re: UNIX for the PC?

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From: Philip Perucci
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 20:20
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In article <1993Jan27.004333.30161@camaro.uucp> tfoley@camaro.uucp (Tim Foley) writes:
>In article <C17qxA.114@compsci.liverpool.ac.uk> scst74@csc.liv.ac.uk (Mr. D.W.F. Liu) writes:
>>Hi,
>>	Okay before I even start, NO FLAMES PLEASE, especially MS Windows fans,
>>I'm a total XWindows fan and love it's multi-tasking and dislike MS Windows.  It's just a matter of opinion as I'm sure there are tons of people who look at it from the opposite view.
>>	Now that little disclaimer is over could someone tell me if there is a
>> pd UNIX version and XWindows as well.  I've heard that it's about 1000 
>>pounds (here in the UK) for just setting UNIX up on one computer which seems
>> really excessive.  Heard of Linux but don't know how good it is compared to
>> the UNIX and XWindows(X11) version we've got here at university.  If there 
>>isn't a pd version, does anyone know what the cheapest UNIX system is, 
>
>  Linux or 386 BSD ... Both *FREE*.  I'm running Linux with Xwindows, and it 
>runs just great, wish I had a 20 inch monitor though...and X is free thanks 
>to those great people at mit.  
> 
>
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I use Linux, and LOVE it.  Don't have X yet due to my memory/HD limitations,
but many people do use X.  Linux is using the GNU libraries and C/C++ compiler.
Naturally, the Un*x system calls are from the Linux kernel itself.  
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  phil perucci                | "Any opinions expressed are my own views, 
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From: dsc3pzp@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Philip Perucci)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: UNIX for the PC?
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Date: 28 Jan 93 20:20:38 GMT
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