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From: andyc@bucky.intel.com (Andy Crump)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Can 386SX run UNIX ?
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Date: 29 Nov 90 10:25:09 GMT
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In-reply-to: jca@pnet01.cts.com's message of 16 Nov 90 05:36:13 GMT


kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley	) writes:
>In article <1990Nov15.122135.28079@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> wongl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Glenn N Woodland) writes:
>>
>>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.
>>
>
>This is utter hogwash.  A 386 is a 386 is a 386....
>
>I ran ESIX on my 386SX for nine months while I saved my pennies to buy
>a 486.  Intel reference manuals unequivocally state that SX and DX are
>100% compatable.  Just don't expect to address beyond the 20-bit address
>space of the SX.

We at Intel have been running both SVR3.2 and SVR4.0 on 386SXs with no problem.
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