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In article <l9lge4INN9e2@almaak.usc.edu> ajayshah@almaak.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) writes:
>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.

Linux now has a beta TCP/IP at the finland site, MIT in a few days...
	Richard

>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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