Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!olivea!mintaka!ai-lab!life.ai.mit.edu!petrilli From: petrilli@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Chris Petrilli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: 20 Meg floppies and a laptop NeXT Message-ID: Date: 10 May 91 05:41:33 GMT References: <28289b4d.6175@petunia.CalPoly.EDU> <2829EA3A.25F7@deneva.sdd.trw.com> Sender: news@ai.mit.edu Organization: Free Software Foundation Lines: 27 In-reply-to: thomsen@spf.trw.com's message of 10 May 91 00:32:58 GMT Mark R. Thomsen writes: [quotes about how great a NeXT portable would be!] The Sony 3250 is perhaps the best portable as a base for a NeXT. I am curious, though, about the new IBM PS/2 portable. IBM liscenced NeXTstep for RIOS and PS/2. NS 1.0 was a pig on PS/2s. Have not heard a thing recently. Is this worth looking into? I might be able to address IBM and NextStep. It'll most likely never happen. IBM has said they are going to stay with the AIX kernel (ack!), and not go to Mach3 under OSF/1. NextStep 2.0 is VERY VERY reliant on the Mach kernel for speed, and simulating it on an AIX machine is VERY SLOW. It is bad on a RS/6000, imagine it on a 386. The best bet is Next being nice enough to give NextStep to the FSF, and let us run it on GNU (based on Mach3). I travel a lot and having chucked my office Mac for a NeXT. Now I would love a portable to go with it. Good to hear that. Chris -- + Chris Petrilli | Internet: petrilli@gnu.ai.mit.edu + Insert silly disclaimer drivel here.