Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!src.honeywell.com!msi.umn.edu!noc.MR.NET!gacvx2.gac.edu!scott From: scott@mcs-server.gac.edu (Scott Hess) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Coherent Unix Message-ID: Date: 1 Dec 90 01:36:28 GMT References: <25088@adm.brl.mil> Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College Lines: 36 Nntp-Posting-Host: mcs-server.gac.edu In-reply-to: limes@sun.com's message of 30 Nov 90 09:26:21 GMTLines: 36 In article limes@sun.com (Greg Limes) writes: Overall, quite nice. A few attributes of Coherent: * It is a 7th Edition UNIX lookalike. Don't expect all the whizzies that you are accustomed to on your System V, Berkeley 4.3, SunOS, or other "modern" UNIX system. Well, what's missing? Anything in particular to watch out for? Socket library? uucp? nfs? * Programs are limited to 64k text and 64k data. Any plans for a bore capable compiler? * A hundred bucks will buy you Coherent. It will also buy you two decent pieces of decent MS-DOS game software. Well, I bet Coherent is more fun :-). Anyway, you need a 286 or 386 box (will 486 work? I dunno), with a meg of memory (more might be nice), and a hard disk (ten meg is kinda the minimum, again, more might be nice). EGA and VGA work (I have tried 'em). I expect just about any video would probably work, but avoid the ones that can't do 80-column modes :-) X? That would amaze me, I guess, but could happen. Not that I expect you personally to answer all this. Hopefully someone, though. It sounds like Coherent is pretty decent for usage on a home machine . . . -- scott hess scott@gac.edu Independent NeXT Developer (Stuart) GAC Undergrad (Horrid. Simply Horrid. I mean the work!)