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Xref: sserve comp.os.coherent:9103 comp.os.linux:36226 comp.os.minix:21964 comp.os.386bsd.questions:2030 comp.os.misc:2195 Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!uuneo!sugar!peter From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286 Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1993 00:54:30 GMT Message-ID: <C64AIv.88t@sugar.neosoft.com> References: <groot.735474426@baukje.idca.tds.philips.nl> <C5yq8y.2xH@sugar.neosoft.com> <groot.735821105@baukje.idca.tds.philips.nl> Lines: 16 OK, the last time I used Minix it didn't use protected mode, and the API hasn't changed. In article <groot.735821105@baukje.idca.tds.philips.nl> groot@idca.tds.philips.nl (Henk de Groot) writes: > >We routinely run multimegabyte executables on our Xenix-286 boxes. > I bet it bings back all the memory model horror to when compiling programs > for it (or is everything far code and far data?). No. It's not *fun*, but since the base API doesn't assume segments it's not a really *bad* experience... so long as you avoid VAXist code. -- Peter da Silva. <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>. `-_-' Har du kramat din varg idag? 'U` My Apple-II has more RAM than my Mac!