Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!batcomputer!munnari.oz.au!metro!news From: wongl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Glenn N Woodland) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Can 386SX run UNIX ? Message-ID: <1990Nov15.122135.28079@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> Date: 15 Nov 90 12:21:35 GMT Reply-To: wongl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Glenn N Woodland) Organization: University Computing Service, Uni. of Sydney, Australia. Lines: 12 Nntp-Posting-Host: extro.ucc.su.oz.au One friend of mine is planning to buy a 386SX for running a engineering package which requires 32 bit calculation. The current version can run on MS-DOS with DOS Extender(?), but the next release will support UNIX only. So UNIX will be run this 386SX PC in order to run the package. But one person told us that 386SX cannot run UNIX, whatever which version it is. Is this true? What's the reason behind it? Otherwise a 386 has to purchased instead. Please reply me by email. Thanks for your help. -Glenn