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From: rjd@dell.dell.com (Randall J. Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: 386SX as a unix/xenix box
Summary: Dell's version of ISC 386 UNIX works great on Dell's 386SX machine
Message-ID: <5163@dell.dell.com>
Date: 17 Jan 90 16:02:01 GMT
References: <4899@hydra.gatech.EDU> <4484@scolex.sco.COM>
Reply-To: rjd@dell.UUCP (Randall J. Davis, )
Organization: Dell Computer Corp., Austin, Tx.
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gt1342a@prism.gatech.EDU (PLACENTA) writes:
|>Someone mentioned the use of a 386SX Laptop as a portable UNIX box.  I read
|>in the Unix in-depth about SCO Xenix that most PC 386 unices do _NOT_ operate
|>reliably in a 16-bit environment.  SCO most emphatically suggests that you do
|>NOT use SCO Xenix/386 in a 386SX.  Pity and a shame, though.  You'd have to
|>look at last month's BYTE (I've lost it), and I don't think it goes in depth.

   Dell's version of ISC System V/386 UNIX works great on Dell's 386SX machine,
the 316SX (16 MHZ 80386SX box).   Dell's number is 1-800-426-5150.

Randy