Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!killer!chasm
From: chasm@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: which 386 UNIX?
Summary: High res display support?
Message-ID: <6896@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 23 Jan 89 03:38:12 GMT
References: <13750@cup.portal.com>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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In article <13750@cup.portal.com>, MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) writes:
> I have acquired a Everex 386/20 Step with 2megs of ram and a 43meg Priam.
> . . .
> My question is, what UNIX to get? I had been leaning towards SCO over
> Microport, but recently Interactive has caught my attention. I realize that
> Everex is/will be distributing ENIX, but I think I'll stick to something that
> has been on the market and been tested. Considering the hardware, and my in-
> experience with UNIX, which UNIX would be most suitable? One thing, I will
> want to run a few ms-dos programs under UNIX, particularly Excel.  

Excel runs in a graphics mode, and to the best of my knowledge Interactive
is the only vendor pushing any of the higher resolution display modes.

This is all hearsay -- do any of the vendors want to describe their current
abilities (and near term futures...)?

>                              - MJB -

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