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Article #537Re: Are there any BSD-derived UNIX versions for 386's?
From: Andy B.
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 20:57
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 20:57
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mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Michael Squires) writes: > 2. Buy a used Sun 386i. They are a drug on the market now (one surplus house > had 386i/150's for sale for $2000, new, for months with apparently few > takers). I'd go for a 386i/250; one with a 19" color monitor and 330MB > HD/60MB tape drive went last year for $5000, and the prices should be > lower now by a good bit. > > My experience with a 386i/250 was that it was quite a bit slower than a > 386/20 running SCO XENIX, especially when the system loaded up. However, > things like X11R4 apparently compile on the 386i without giant hassles. This caught my eye. Does anyone have a list of the various Suns in order of speed/power/price? 386i/250 would seem to be faster than a 386/20 just from the naming convention. Is this a fluke? Andy -- If it's not broken...your girlfriend will get bored with it anyway.
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