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From: ben@catnip.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.micro
Subject: Re: How about...  net.unix.xenix
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Date: Sat, 12-Apr-86 16:58:03 EST
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In article <683@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes:
>In article <> gemini@homxb.UUCP (Rick Richardson) writes:
>>I would like to see a group "net.micro.unix" created (NOT net.micro.xenix).
>
>Uh, I run a single user Unix system (Sun-3) which is a micro (68020).
>But somehow I don't think I'd feel part of your net.micro.unix group.
>
>I'd rather you called it net.unix.xenix which is really more what it
>is for (relatively dumb questions, in the spectrum of Unix expertise,
>about xeniX systems).
>
>Of course, it won't help all the folks whose first question is "How
>come netnews won't run on my xeniX machine?"...  (Ans: apparently
>a 4K stack is considered extravagant on these machines.)

Netnews runs beautifully on Xenix based computers.  This machine is
PC AT, it has the complete 2.10.3 distribution (except pathalias)
running, including rn.  It required almost no hacking at the source to
bring it up.

The confusion over stack size is a result of poor documentation; if you
want a 4k stack just type:  cc -F 4000   and you will get one.

Admittedly, Xenix versions running on the Intel 286 chips are somewhat
handicapped by the segmented architecture of this chip, and I understand
that there are some problems with the large and huge memory models of
the compiler.  But I brought up news with the small and middle models
and haven't had a problem yet.  And many version of Xenix run on 68000
based computers and are blissfully free of these problems.

I know the SUN is an expensive machine, but don't you think you are being
a little snooty about this?


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Ben Broder
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