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jkl@hunan.rastek.com (James Keith Losset) writes:
>I'm trying, *really* trying to make the decision on which SVR4 to buy.
>With all of the rave reviews here (and I do take them seriously), I still
>am uncomfortable with DELL's future with this line.  I'm thinking of
>tossing the coin and risking Concensus.  However, I must have DOS-UNDER-
>UNIX.  Are there any options for doing this to overcome the fact that
>Concensus hasn't.  Has anyone integrated MERGE with 4.2 yet.  Does anyone
>have any insight into when or if Concensus will have it... or why they
>don't now?

For better of for worse, I'm using Dell SVR4 2.2, which as you're
aware, comes with Locus's Merge.

I need DOS to run things like matlab.  Since merge only provides a
virtual 8088 with only EMS (and matlab wants XMS, naturally), and
since I need not only a machine with lots of RAM, but some real speed
too, my solution is to get another 486.

With a networked, but diskless DOS-dedicated box, I have full DOS
compatibility, and can run (argh! MS Windows and matlab), with the 
benefits of staying virus-free, and having all my unix files at my
disposal on both machines.

Merge is a neat hack, and playing old CGA games under X is most
amusing, but if you need DOS to do serious work, I'm afraid
that merge just won't cut it.  I've run all sorts of things under
merge, including schematic design tools, and a circuit simulator.
Everything worked OK, but occasionally the virtual machine would lock
up for unknown reasons.  Also, merge slows down the entire system
somewhat, and isn't all that fast.

In any event, I imagine that Consensys comes with the dos* suite of
commands, so you can do UNIX-DOS transfers without having to bring up
the DOS machine.  Also, depending on what exactly you want to do under
DOS, you might be able to get away using (my solution and) a 386; a
motherboard for which can be found for quite cheap these days.

Bruno

Incidentally, what comes with Consensys?  Does one get X?
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