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From: wd6cmu@netcom.com (Eric Williams)
Subject: Re: Unix CAN be used on a minimal system! (Re: Unix OS for 286)
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 07:03:15 GMT
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scott allen long (scottl@engin.umich.edu) wrote:
: You people are all masochists!  Next we'll be hearing from a guy who is "doing
: just fine" running Unix on an Altair 8800 with 64k of memory and an 8" floppy!
: What do you guys do, read Great Novels while your computer boots up?

Actually, people have been running multi-tasking multi-windowing
software on Radio Shack Color Computer III's with 128-256K RAM for
years.  They used the OS9 operating system level 2.  Too bad Microware
was never very interested in supporting hobbiest users.

-- 
Eric Williams     wd6cmu@netcom.com  |  Never attribute to malice that which
WD6CMU@WD6CMU.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA       |  is adequately explained by stupidity.