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From: wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0
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Date: 24 May 91 16:12:24 GMT
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In article <9105231120.AA92756@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org> Steve_Lesner@f261.n141.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Lesner) writes:
>Unix will happily run on about the same megs as OS/2 happily runs upon--
>about 8 megs--maybe 2 megs more for Unix but it all depends on what you need 
>to do
>and what version of Unix.  Unlike 1.x OS/2, unix wants a 386, Xenix will run 
>on a 286.  OS/2 2.0 will be just like Unix -- it will need at least a 386.

Ok, But Can you run Xwindows on less?   Or some other graphical interface?

I might be interested in hearing about a version of UNIX I could run with 
Xwindow on my 286 with 4.5 megs of ram and 80 meg hard disk.

Wim.
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