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From: goer@sophist.uucp (Richard Goerwitz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: busses, xenix, pros/cons:  invitation
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Date: 9 Jul 89 22:22:02 GMT
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We have micro channel architecture out there, and several
proposed standards, as well as various de facto standards
(all basically extended AT busses).  When looking for a sys-
tem to run Xenix on, one naturally has to wonder whether
it is better to wait for standardization on the 32-bit is-
sue, or whether existing busses provide sufficient flexi-
bility to make the question of which bus superfluous.  If
an existing system is compatible, and runs current soft-
ware, is this sufficient?  Is it worth the wait for newer
32-bit standards to be implemented?

Please respond to the net.  I would be interested in seeing
some opninions tossed around.

                                       -Richard L. Goerwitz
                                       goer@sophist.uchicago.edu
                                       rutgers!oddjob!gide!sophist!goer