Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!uunet!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!adam.adelaide.edu.au!phil From: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Unix Hardware Requirements Message-ID: Date: 7 Nov 90 23:52:22 GMT References: <9010300428.AA02321@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca> <2236@batman.moravian.EDU> Sender: news@ucs.adelaide.edu.au Organization: University of Adelaide Lines: 27 Nntp-Posting-Host: adam.adelaide.edu.au music@batman.moravian.EDU (The Phoenix) writes: >In article <9010300428.AA02321@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca>, tjhayko@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA writes: >> >> >> What are the hardware requirements of Amiga Unix? I have an >> A2000 and I am wondering what I will need to run Unix on it. >> >As I understand it the 68030 is a _must_ and, possibly the full 32-bit >architecture of the A3000 as well. I saw the A3000UX demo that C= gave here, and they said that to run Unix you would need at least a 68020. This implies that you should be able to run Unix on a 2000 with a 2620 or 2630 card in it. Whether this will be officially supported (which I doubt) is another matter entirely. Phil. -- Phil Kernick EMail: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au Departmental Engineer Phone: +618 228 5914 Dept. of Psychology Fax: +618 224 0464 University of Adelaide Mail: GPO Box 498 Adelaide SA 5001