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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!icd.ab.com!tinman.mke.ab.com!tdphette From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461) Subject: Re: 386/486 <--> what UNIX Message-ID: <1992Nov5.152655.23003@tinman.mke.ab.com> Sender: usenet@tinman.mke.ab.com (NetNews server account) Nntp-Posting-Host: toejam Organization: Allen-Bradley Co. X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4 References: <wetzels-041192144500@wetzels_1.amc.uva.nl> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:26:55 GMT Lines: 29 wetzels@amc.uva.nl (F.P.M. Wetzels) writes: : Hi, : : If i have some 386/486 machine with enough memory. What are the : possiblities of putting a public domain(?) BSD/SYSV unix on it? : It can be done. Many people following this news group (and others) have done it. I have installed 386BSD, X11R5, and OpenLook on my system at home. It is relatively stable after installing a bunch of patches. Linux is another OS that many people have reported success with. I haven't tried it so I can't say much about it. I suggest you follow the comp.os.linux newsgroup for a while to get more info. : Or should i buy a complete system? : That depends what you need it for. Commercial systems such as SCO often have more device drivers, a tech support hotline, and sales reps that you can extort coffee mugs out of. Personaly I like 386BSD because I get the source code. -- Thad Phetteplace Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co. Phone: (414)382-4461 Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer. I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!