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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Purpose of .i386 newsgroup
Summary: Versions of Unix running on Intel 80386-based boxes.
Keywords: purpose basis
Message-ID: <6436@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 5 Oct 89 19:41:55 GMT
References: <385@csense.UUCP>
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Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <385@csense.UUCP>, bote@csense.UUCP (John Boteler) writes:
> yet the majority of articles refer to ISC UNIX. In fact, one guy
> told me the i386 nomer referred specifically to Interactive's
> product. 

Well, that guy is wrong. I proposed this newsgroup and ran the vote, and I
explicitly included all intel-80386 versions of UNIX in the charter. Not only
are Bell Tech/ENIX/SCO/whatever other System-V versions welcomed, but so is
Sun's 386i.

I'm using iNTeL/Bell Tech System V/386 here.
-- 
Peter da Silva, *NIX support guy @ Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
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