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From: edevin@corwin.CCS.Northeastern.EDU (ted devin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Which Unix to Buy?
Message-ID: <815@corwin.CCS.Northeastern.EDU>
Date: 23 Aug 90 18:03:39 GMT
Reply-To: edevin@corwin.UUCP (ted devin)
Organization: College of Comp. Sci., Northeastern U.
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I am going to be purchasing a 386 unix soon for a 386SX system with 4 Megs
RAM and about 180M of disk.  The issues in order of importance:
	- Compatibility
	  I am going to be compiling NNTP and Cnews on this system, and maybe
	  some mail software.  When I tell the program to configure itself 
	  as SYSV, I want SYSV.  I have tried Xenix/286 on a 286 and found 
	  it a major hassle.

	  It also must be able to handle two RLL disk drives, using an
	  Aptec controller.  This is a must.

	  It also should handle multi-port I/O cards pretty well, but this 
	  isn't essensial.

	- Price
	  I would like to make this a economical as possible.  This is
	  only a minor point.  A couple hundred dollars is 'minor'.  Several
	  hundred to a thousand is not.

Post or e-mail is fine with me.  Any suggestion will be graciously accepted.
Thanks in advance.


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