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From: aris@tabbs.UUCP (Aris Stathakis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: can I run SCO UNIX (SYSV not XENIX) on a sx
Message-ID: <2361@tabbs.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 90 07:59:45 GMT
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In <9952@darkstar.ucsc.edu> iago@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tsource) writes:


>I am going to be buying a sco unix machine that is a sx. I can not afford
>a larger machine.  SCO said they never tried on a sx but shaw no reson why
>not, but refused to let me talk to one their tech people.  So I am stuck
>asking here if I have enough drive (40-meg) and enough ram at least 4 meg.
>Will it work.  Also is the 4-meg mesured by word size or is it 4 megx8
>not 4megx16 or 4mrgx32.

SCO UNIX and SCO XENIX will work on a 386SX.  I think SCO's mininum 
requirement for SCO UNIX is 40MB of disk and 2 MB of ram, so you
should be ok. 

Aris

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