Re: Unix/XWindow on my 486...Where/How much?

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From: Ajay Shah
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 23:27

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phys169@csc.canterbury.ac.nz writes:

>In article <17dtuhINNff4@early-bird.think.com>, philip@think.com (Philip Mucci) writes:
>>...SCO... Could someone give me a
>> rundown on what kind of Unix/X packages are available for the 486?
>> 
>Well, I've heard of a few, e.g. Linux, Solaris, a Novell "shrink-wrapped" Unix

>As I understand it, Unix on PC hardware is very sensitive to support - you need
>a steady flow of drivers and updates for new boards.  I know of SCO being used

No no no!
There are a host of excellent Unix options for the PC, SCO is merely
the worst-priced of them.

You don't need a "steady stream of drivers".   You need to get your
system up and running once, and then it'll work "forever".

Commercial
----------

1. Interactive Systems Unix
   SV oriented, you get $195 upgrade to Solaris 2.0 for Intel.
2. SCO -- nasty incompatibilities may bite every once in a while :-(
3. many small companies producing SVR4 implementations.  See Eric
   Raymond's posting for more.

RSN:
1. Solaris 2.0 for Intel (will be same as the OS which runs on a Sun
   workstation)
2. "Destiny" -- Novell + USL SVR4 implementation
3. Nextstep

Free
----

1. Linux
   Full Unix, with X, no networking.  Too good to be true.
2. 386-BSD
   Not as many hackers into it as Linux.  But it has networking and NFS.

RSN
1. Hurd
   The GNU OS.  Been in the works for decades.  Based on Mach.

        -ans.
-- 
Ajay Shah, (213)749-8133, ajayshah@usc.edu

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