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Article #209Re: HP equipment for sale (and mailer problems)
From: Rob Robason
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1986 20:24
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1986 20:24
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> Since the 9816 has a 68000 inside it, I suppose it's possible that > someone with time to spare and some amount of wizardry might be able > to get one of the 68000-based versions of UNIX running on it, but I > have no idea how hard this would be, or whether it's even feasible. > HP asserts that UNIX can't run on the 9816, claiming that at least > a megabyte is required (our 9816 allegedly has the maximum that can > be put onto one). However, I'm not sure that I'm ready to believe > that there's no 68000-based UNIX around that will run on less than > a megabyte. HP does say that a hard disk can be put on the 9816. The 9816 has no memory management unit, which is why UNIX was never offered on the system. Any UNIX system run on it would have to do memory management in software. Rob Robason
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!styx!twg-ap!amdahl!hplabs!hpcea!hpfcdc!hpfclj!rer From: rer@hpfclj.HP.COM (Rob Robason) Newsgroups: net.micro.hp Subject: Re: HP equipment for sale (and mailer problems) Message-ID: <2370006@hpfclj.HP.COM> Date: Wed, 10-Sep-86 16:24:07 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfclj.2370006 Posted: Wed Sep 10 16:24:07 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Sep-86 21:27:03 EDT References: <25@sickkids.UUCP> Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co. Lines: 15