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From: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Aix Running on Clones?
Message-ID: <4989@spdcc.SPDCC.COM>
Date: 24 Nov 90 17:43:45 GMT
References: <1990Nov13.150450.18758@watserv1.waterloo.edu> <1990Nov19.113340@fenway.aix.kingston.ibm.com>
Reply-To: dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
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In article <1990Nov19.113340@fenway.aix.kingston.ibm.com> mjones@fenway.aix.kingston.ibm.com writes:
>The fact is that AIX is
>optimized for the PS/2 hardware, not crippled to keep it from working on
>other hardware.

Well, I'd agree except I'd say that "written for" and "only tested on"
isn't exactly the same as "optimized for".

I *HAVE* seen AIX PS/2 (or the very very close Locus equivalent)
running on Compaq 386's out at Locus.  However, such support is
not in the product shipped by IBM.

-- 
Steve Dyer
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