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From: jdb@erato.iowa-city.ia.us (John D. Boggs)
Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.misc
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Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286
References: <1993Apr20.153834.8186@vedge.com>
Message-ID: <9304213318@erato.iowa-city.ia.us>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 93 15:00:17 CDT
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From article <1993Apr20.153834.8186@vedge.com>, by hendrik@vedge.com (Hendrik Boom):
> sable@halcyon.com (Scott Philip Sable) writes:
> :   I am in desperate need of any and all help!!! I am currently trying to
> :   find a Unix OS for an Intel 286 machine. I have tried a number of
> 
> While we are on the topic of old machines, I have an old 640K 8088-based
> PC clone -- no hard disk even, and one can't be added -- THis is OLD --
> Does anyone know a Unix that will run on it?
> 

Hey, I've got one of those Sharp scientific calculators (the EL-5813).
It says it's programmable, is there a Unix that'll run on it?

-John D. Boggs     jdb@erato.iowa-city.ia.us
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