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From: jr@frog.UUCP (John Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: looking for a 386 box to run AT&T Unix
Summary: re: cheap 386 UNIX boxes
Keywords: Any cheap boxes around?
Message-ID: <1161@frog.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 89 05:47:00 GMT
References: <2437@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <9092@alice.UUCP>
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Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA
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In article <9092@alice.UUCP>, debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra) writes:
> In article <2437@sbcs.sunysb.edu> cchen@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Chyouhwa Chen) writes:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I need information about 386 machines that can run AT&T Unix, 
> >specifically 20M hz machines. I understand that AT&T 6386, Everex, 
> >Dell, ALR, and AST are OK. But what about those boxes at the lower 
> >budget end, like Micro Express, Proteus, Gateway, CompuAdd, SIA, etc.  
> >Are they a good idea to run Unix at all?  Any compatibility problems?
> >This is going to be a major investment, so any information that can
> >help me avoid later regret will be MUCH appreciated.  Thanks a bundle.
> 

   I have had good luck with Micronics motherboards which are used in a lot
of no-name systems. Another good feature is that they work correctly with
bus-master controllers. (Like the Western Digitial SCSI board)


					JR