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From: madd@world.std.com (jim frost)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Unix on PC and AMI bios
Message-ID: <1989Nov9.003344.3092@world.std.com>
Date: 9 Nov 89 00:33:44 GMT
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greenstr@cst.prl.philips.nl (Roland Greenstreet) writes:
>1.  Is there a FULL unix system avaliable for the pc ( 386DX machine)
>    which is simualar to Berkley unix on the Sun systems? If so I would
>    appreciate any remarks on it and where it is available from , UK
>    outlet if possible.

Yes, it's SunOS.  Currently you cannot get SunOS except for the 386i,
so it's probably not useful to you.  SysVR4 will be much more BSDish
but will not be out for some time yet.  I hear talk of a BSD 386 port
and a Mach port, but so far as I know these are vaporware.

Currently System V is it for PCs, which is too bad.

>2.  I have been using the Phonix bios in my machine for a few years without
>    any compatability problems. I am about to buy a new motherboard with an
>    AMI bios. Has anybody come accross any problems with the AMI bios?

I had it in my machine and it worked fine.  I'm not a good test,
though, since all the BIOS was used for was to boot UNIX.

jim frost
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