Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!gerry From: gerry@syntron.UUCP (G. Roderick Singleton) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: The GNU Manifesto Message-ID: <254@syntron.UUCP> Date: 16 Feb 88 23:22:25 GMT Article-I.D.: syntron.254 Posted: Tue Feb 16 18:22:25 1988 References: <153@mozart.UUCP> <1351@sugar.UUCP> <9591@tekecs.TEK.COM> <9670@tekecs.TEK.COM> <1447@sugar.UUCP> <396@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> Reply-To: gerry@syntron.UUCP (G. Roderick Singleton) Organization: Syntronics Manufacturing Inc., Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Lines: 38 In article <396@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu.UUCP (Russ Nelson) writes: >In article <1447@sugar.UUCP> peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes: >>And, of course, one of my main points is that an 8088 running real UNIX is >>already something. I've used it, and I'd rather have it than an 80386 running >>Minix. >> >>Doesn't anyone else think there's room for a small, tight, well-crafted >>operating system any more? > >Ok, I'll bite. Who has written this V7 Unix for the 8088? Where is it >available, blah, blah? I've been looking for a well-written operating >system for the 8088 for a long time. > >-- >-russ >AT&T: (315)268-6591 BITNET: NELSON@CLUTX Internet: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu >GEnie: BH01 Compu$erve: 70441,205 The UNIX you're looking for is Venturcom's Venix/86 2.x. A perfect example of V7 on a 8088. As a matter of fact, I have used this beastie and was pleasantly surprised: 2 humans, one printer and two uucp links all going at the same time and it felt just like mushdos with a single user. I can't supply an address for venturcom but a friend markets the current product. You reach him via email at jerry@jdpsys.uucp. Don't expect a quick response, he lives in the boonies and the mail connection is unreliable in the winter. Not so bad when you're nearby but a bit disconcerting when the distance is great. So it HAS BEEN DONE. The 2.0 kernal is so quick I'd like a copy for my 286 machine but I understand they've gone to SysV exclusively. So anyone knowing where I can obtain a liscensible copy of Venix/86 2.x for my 286, please let me know. -- G. Roderick Singleton | "ALL animals are created equal, , | BUT some animals are MORE equal or , | than others." a warning from or | "Animal Farm" by George Orwell