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From: davidsen@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP (William E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Get a Wyse 80386 box w/SCO Xenix?
Message-ID: <9476@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 88 16:02:38 GMT
References: <139@amcad.UUCP> <594@spdcc.COM> <140@amcad.UUCP> <325@dalcsug.UUCP> <768@bigtex.uu.net> <39@obie.UUCP>
Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen)
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Keywords: wyse 3216 80386 xenix SCO
Cc: 386users@udel.edu


In article <39@obie.UUCP> wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes) writes:
| [ Q: should I buy a Wyse 386 and Xenix? ]

| I have heard really good things about PC's Ltd.  I have also had good
| experiences with AST.  I you want to get a 'name brand', buy Unisys.
| My Sperry PC/IT has been flawless, and even lived through a power
| spike that Killed my Oki laserprinter (to the tune of $300).  As far
| as the O.S. goes, why not buy REAL Unix from MicroPort (or perhaps
| Interactive Systems) and save yourself a grundle of money?  Unless you
| have a specific application that runs on Xenix and not System V, get
| System V.

I would just add that there have been a number of people who have had
problems with the Microport serial drivers, MP doesn't cross compile for
any other system, and that Bell Tech sells SysV and C for $400.
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	bill davidsen		(wedu@ge-crd.arpa)
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