Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!sq!dave From: dave@sq.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Laptop Xenix/UNIX Message-ID: <1987Nov22.164051.23939@sq.uucp> Date: Sun, 22-Nov-87 16:40:51 EST Article-I.D.: sq.1987Nov22.164051.23939 Posted: Sun Nov 22 16:40:51 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Nov-87 07:08:00 EST References: <238@genat.UUCP> <1863@ho95e.ATT.COM> <409@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> Reply-To: dave@sq.UUCP (David Seaman) Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto Lines: 40 Checksum: 56032 In article <409@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> greg@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Greg Foisy) writes: >In article <1863@ho95e.ATT.COM> wcs@ho95e.UUCP (46133-Bill.Stewart,2G218,x0705,) writes: >>In article <238@genat.UUCP> george@genat.UUCP (George Gorsline) writes: >>:Does anyone have any information on Toshiba (or other) laptops running Xenix >>:or UNIX. We handle both SCO and Toshiba, both of whom claim there is no >>:product running today, but many rumours persist. Can anybody enlighten us? >> >>The basic problems are lack of disk space, and vendor support. A >>typical laptop has two 720K floppies, which is marginally enough to >>have UNIX itself plus a removable disk for your applications. >>You can run UNIX in that much space, but UNIX is really a lot happier >>with a hard disk so you can hold the applications you're used to. > > If you could fit a 20 Megabyte 3 1/2 inch hard disk into the > lap top there would be no reason why you couldn't run Xenix. Ok the computer exists but the question still remains. The computer: Toshiba T5100 laptop * 80386 @ 16MHz. * internal 40Mb hard disk (29ms) * internal 1.44 Mb 3 1/4" diskette. * 80X25 gas plasma display (EGA compatable) * 2 Meg main expandable to 4. * 15 lbs. * MS-Sludge 3.2 The question: Will UNIX run on it? The salesmen at the show didn't know. (Canadian Computer Show, Toronto) (Toshiba also has less overkill versions) ----- {utai,utzoo}!sq!dave SoftQuad Inc. (home of sqtroff) 720 Spadina Ave Toronto, Ontario, Canada (416) 963-8337