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From: joel@intelisc.UUCP (Joel Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: UNIX system V release 3 on 80386
Keywords: UNIX SYSTEM V 80386
Message-ID: <269@intelisc.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 88 18:10:17 GMT
References: <1893@ihlpm.ATT.COM> <827@koko.UUCP>
Reply-To: joel@intelisc.UUCP (Joel Clark)
Organization: Intel Scientific Computer, Beaverton, OR
Lines: 30

In article <827@koko.UUCP> foobar@koko.UUCP (John Fruetel) writes:
>In article <1893@ihlpm.ATT.COM> smbkit@ihlpm.ATT.COM (00704a-Bhobe) writes:
>>Is UNIX SYSTEM V RELEASE 3 officially available on 80386 based machine? If
>>so please let me know about it.
>>
>>II. Prentice Hall has announced a new UNIX SYSTEM V/386 series. In that case
>>    why is AT & T still shipping  XENIX on its 80386 based machines. Will 
>>    someone please enlighten me on this? 
>
>Well, I don't know about Prentice Hall but microport, bell tech and a few
>others (forgot who) sell basically the same version of sys V rel 3.  Have

We have been using it for about a year.  We get ours from intel (the
certified ATT/Intel/Interactive port) with cartridge tape and serial
port drivers from Bell Tech.  Bell Tech's drivers are fine though their
installation methods are not specific to our port.  (They actually install
the configurable drivers, AND THEN THEIR OWN /unix and configuration file
effectively wiping out your previous unix with other optional drivers).

The 3.1 release has a cartridge tape driver from ATT and new boot and
bad block handling.  (3.0 bad block handling is limited).

But to the point: Prentice Hall's UNIX SYSTEM V/386 is the manual set.

Joel Clark
Intel Scientific Computers   (now running 400+ Megaflops)
Beaverton, OR  USA 97006		joel@intelisc.uucp
(503) 629-7732				{tektronix}!ogcvax!intelisc!joel

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