Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!caen!math.lsa.umich.edu!sharkey!nstar!tbissett From: tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: UNIX on Amiga 500? Message-ID: Date: 10 Mar 91 21:48:26 GMT References: <1991Mar9.231842.20395@jack.sns.com> Sender: bbs@nstar.rn.com (BBS Account) Organization: NSTAR Public Access Site - Indiana's largest BBS! Lines: 24 jtanner@jack.sns.com (Jason Tanner) writes: > A friend told me it is possible to run UNIX (Sys V) On an Amiga 500 since > it uses a 68000 processor like an AT&t Unix-PC. This is an exciting prospect > Is this true? If so what company manufactures it? > -- The way I hear it, SVr4 requires and Amiga with a 68020 and enough ram -- the 68000 will not support SVr4. There are probably versions of Unix, some no doubt a flavor of System V, that'll run on a 68000 machine with hard drive. Dale Luck was rumored to have one when he was developing X-Windows for the Amiga. Perhaps a SunOS from 1982 could be hacked onto an A500? Whatever, you and I and your friend can't get such things since these were never commercially released. I believe Minix is available, and maybe OS/9 -- but why would your friend want them? What application is available for these bloated, slow operating systems that AmigaDOS can't do better and faster and a lot cheaper? -- Travis Bissett NSTAR conferencing site 219-289-0287 internet: tbissett@nstar.rn.com 1300 newsgroups - 8 inbound lines uucp: ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!tbissett 99 file areas - 4300 megabytes --- backbone news & mail feeds available - contact larry@nstar.rn.com ---