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From: DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
Subject: QNX, minix, Coherent, other *nix-lookalikes
Message-ID: <90186.163317DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu>
Date: 5 Jul 90 20:33:17 GMT
Organization: Youngstown State University VM system (YSUB)
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Has anyone done a relative comparison of QNX, minix, Coherent, and
other Unix-lookalike OS for IBM-clones ?

In particular, I'm interested in:

source availability (as I understand, available only for minix)
ease of porting Unix code to environment
third-party software availability (commercial, shareware, freeware)
communication software (uucp, tip/cu/kermit, zmodem, TCP/IP, etc)
-- does NOT necessarily have to be provided by OS vendor.

Environment would be an 8-mhz AT-clone (Everex/AGI).  Real Unix
(requiring a real 80386) would be overkill.  Presently would be
standalone, a SLIP or UUCP connection might be down the road.

Please reply via e-mail, I will post a summary.

Thanks, Doug