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From: wengland@stephsf.stephsf.com (Bill England)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.msdos
Subject: Re: Should I get Coherent?
Message-ID: <362@stephsf.stephsf.com>
Date: 12 Sep 90 00:45:25 GMT
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Organization: Stephen Software Systems, Inc., Tacoma WA
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In article <32961@super.ORG> pcolsen@super.ORG (Peter C Olsen) writes:
>
>systems. (But, Minix DOES have LOTS of network support.)  Now, is
>Coherent worth the effort?  Does it work well on 286 machines?  Does
>it work reliably with odd configurations?  Does one need to be a super
>guru to make it go?  *** CAN ONE RUN DOS APPLICATIONS AS TASKS UNDER
>IT? ***
>
  The general consensus seems to be that it's not worth the effort. I
  sent the publishers e-mail asking questions, like does it support
  streams (required for tcp/ip and X), is it sysV compatable?, etc.
  and have not recieved *any* reply.  I would recommend that you ask
  these questions of the publisher yourself and then weigh their 
  response (or lack thereof). 

  The publisher is:

      Mark Williams Company,
      60 Revere Drive
      Northbrook, IL 60062

      +1 800 MARK WMS 
      
   Bill England 
   wengland@stephsf.COM