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Xref: sserve comp.os.coherent:8952 comp.os.linux:35066 comp.os.minix:21852 comp.os.386bsd.questions:1767 comp.os.misc:2140 Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.misc Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!das-news.harvard.edu!spdcc!merk!rmkhome!rmk From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Organization: The Man With Ten Cats Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 23:20:24 GMT Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Message-ID: <9304191820.25@rmkhome.UUCP> References: <1qkvai$d3g@agate.berkeley.edu> <930418929@fcshome.UUCP> <C5psFF.Jrp@unix.amherst.edu> Lines: 17 In article <C5psFF.Jrp@unix.amherst.edu> twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes: >In article <930418929@fcshome.UUCP> fredex@fcshome.UUCP (fred smith) writes: > >>Linux is 386-specific, unfortunately. > >Frankly, I think the proper "unfortunate" fact is that 386 machines >are still out of the financial grasp of many people (most notably >students, who also generally seem to be the most enthused about PC >Unices). I don't find it unfortunate that Linux doesn't run on a 286 >any more than I find it unfortunate that it doesn't run on a 4004. But wouldn't it be fortunate if you could get Linux up and running on a Sun 3/80 (68030) for a price much less than a 386 or 486 PC? -- Rick Kelly rmkhome!rmk@merk.com merk!rmkhome!rmk rmk@frog.UUCP