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From: mike@cimcor.UUCP (Michael Grenier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: 386 Unix/Memory Models
Message-ID: <387@cimcor.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 05:29:56 EDT
Article-I.D.: cimcor.387
Posted: Fri Oct  9 05:29:56 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Oct-87 22:37:14 EDT
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Organization: Grenier & friends, Forest Lake, MN
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Summary: Microport 386

> a chance of working now "just compile and run".  Of course, XENIX 386 provides
> the ability to generate and run 286 binaries, so if you ever want to remember
> your "roots", it's just a compiler flag away.  Not me, buddy...
> -- 

Ah, true, but XENIX 386 only support XENIX 286 binaries in their non COFF
format. They do NOT run under UNIX 386. However, AT&T 286 UNIX and
Microport 286 UNIX binaries *WILL* run on 386 UNIX wihout modification.

What happens when Microsoft drops XENIX in favor of UNIX per their new
agrement with AT&T? As the pres. of Microport pointed out - No emulations
are perfect!

    -Mike
    {rutgers, amdahl, ihnp4} !meccts!cimcor!mike