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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!qns3.qns.com!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.kei.com!nntp.coast.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news99.sunet.se!news.uni-c.dk!news.daimi.aau.dk!vkipc26 From: eks@aar-vki.dk (Eigil Krogh Sorenen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.osf.misc,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.sys5.misc,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.unixware.misc,comp.unix.xenix.misc Subject: Re: Trying to research UNIX OS Date: Mon, 01 Apr 96 16:19:06 GMT Organization: VKI, Water Quality Institute Lines: 42 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4jos5c$7in@gjallar.daimi.aau.dk> References: <Dp1KLC.398@nvc.cc.ca.us> NNTP-Posting-Host: vkipc26.aar-vki.dk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:40296 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:484 comp.unix.bsd.misc:633 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2801 comp.unix.misc:21826 comp.unix.osf.misc:2999 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9122 comp.unix.sco.misc:15863 comp.unix.solaris:65186 comp.unix.sys5.misc:973 comp.unix.ultrix:27206 comp.unix.unixware.misc:11948 comp.unix.xenix.misc:1093 In article <Dp1KLC.398@nvc.cc.ca.us>, fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn) wrote: >I need to get a UNIX OS to replace the Linux I am currently running >on a Pentium/100. > >The requirements the new OS needs to fulfill are: > > * Compatible with current hardware: > Pentium/100 w/16megs RAM > Cogent PCI Ethernet card > BOCA 16-port board BB2016 > * Capability to support up to 16 simultaneous PPP sessions > * Ability to run CERN httpd for use as both HTTP server and > Proxy/Caching sever > * Ability to run Gated for routing and gating of IP packets > * Ability to assign multiple IP addresses to the single Ethernet > Interface > >I need to know what the pricing would be on this OS, and where I can >purchase it from. > >I have been trying to use Linux 1.2.13 for a while, and it crashes >every 2-4 days. This is completely unacceptable, and I need to get the >OS replaced ASAP with something that can run for months at a time, not >days. Our SCO OS 5 crashes every day so my advice is to take a look at other systems before diciding to change from Linux. My intention was to go the other way and try Linux instead of SCO. -- Eigil Krogh Sorensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VKI ! ! Water Quality Institute !Phone: !E-mail: Science Park Aarhus ! +45 86 20 20 00 or ! 10, Gustav Wieds Vej ! +45 86 20 20 11 local 2114 ! eks@aar-vki.dk DK-8000 Aarhus C !Fax: ! DENMARK. ! +45 86 19 75 11 ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------