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From: gary@sci34hub.UUCP (Gary Heston)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: UNIX System V
Keywords: UNIX, Sys V, Discount, PC, 8086, 80286
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Date: 28 Nov 90 17:21:10 GMT
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Reply-To: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
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In article <4350@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US> cen@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Charles E. Newman) writes:
>    A friend of mine may be able to get AT&T UNIX system V at a
>discount for me. In other words, I may be able to get it at a
>discount. What kind of processor and how much memory do I need to
>run AT&T UNIX System V. Can I get away with running on a 8086 or
>80286 machine. An 80386 motherboard is too outraegeously expensive,
>about $2000, which is too much money. How much hard disk space do I
>need. I currently have a 20MB hard disk and average about 8 to 12
>megabytes free at any one time.

Why didn't you ask your friend about the hardware requirements, since
he/she is obviously working at AT&T or a distributor, and would have
all this info?

You'd have to have a 386, which I've seen for lots less than $2K.

You'd need a minimum of 4MB, unless you want to run X-windows and
networking, in which case you might get by with 8MB but really need
16MB.

A 64MB hard drive is marginal, it'll fill up pretty fast, especially
if you try to install any Gnu software (good stuff, just takes room),
news, different mailers, and such. AT&T SysV/386 won't fit on a 20MB
drive and leave you any free space.

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