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

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From: ECMS TEST
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 01:40

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In article <17dtuhINNff4@early-bird.think.com>, philip@think.com (Philip Mucci) writes:
> 
> 	Hi all,
> 
> 	I am thinking of buying a 486, but only if it will run Unix and X
> windows. [...].
{deleted text about $1600 for an SCO system}
>That's ridiculous. Could someone give me a
> rundown on what kind of Unix/X packages are available for the 486?

You might look into 386bsd, it's not commercial, nor is it complete (yet), but
it runs on 3/486 machines, is fairly stable, comes with full (non-AT&T) source,
and is ... FREE.  take a look at comp.unix.bsd

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From: skutvik@sleepy.UUCP ( ECMS TEST)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.msdos
Subject: Re: Unix/XWindow on my 486...Where/How much?
Summary: 386bsd
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Date: 27 Aug 92 01:40:10 GMT
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