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From: bmyers@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Bob Myers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: nec powermate 386sx questions...
Keywords: nec 80386sx memory windows unix miniscribe
Message-ID: <9816@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 21 Oct 89 20:05:27 GMT
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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as a new owner of one of these machines (with enhanced vga
monitor and paradise 16+ vga, miniscribe 85 meg hard drive),
i have a few questions:
 
1.  with windows and adding additional memory:  if i get an at-type
    extended memory board and add 2/4 meg of 80-ns memory, do i need
    to change anything in my win.ini file?  can i then run more than
    one virtual window with more than 600k?
2.  the 85 meg miniscribe drive -- 
     a)  is formated into three partitions for a total of 70 meg.  is
         the loss of 15 meg disk space typical for using the miniscribe
         hard disk partitioning program?  
     b)  does a hard drive (miniscribe ) lowlevel formatting program
         come with the system?
     c)  can i use speedstor and get more space out of my drive?
3.  unix on the sx --
     a)  can i run unix on the 80386sx?  in particular, microport
         system v\386?
     b)  with 2 meg total, can unix run (i know it will be swappinng
         like crazy).

any infor would be appreciated.

- bob