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From: cassidy@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Cassidy Lynar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: ISC update
Keywords: ISC
Message-ID: <10732@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 24 Dec 89 20:33:56 GMT
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Reply-To: cassidy@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Cassidy Lynar)
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In article <511090@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes:
>
>Excellent support, indeed.   I did learn of the X7 update coming out that 
>updates the mailer (sendmail). 

	If you want a REAL mailer, get a copy of smail3, as ISC's mailers
are hosed and half-baked... I switched to smail3 about 3 months ago, and all
is well...

>I've been told that nn is an excellent threaded news reader.  Does it run
>well under X?  I'm in the process of installing nn right now.
 	
	Works just dandy over here... make sure you do have the lastest of
patches tho, as I had problems with anything under patch 6, in which the
daemon was from time to time crashing. NN also uses a large amount of disk
space to build it's tables.

>Next project - order X-Windows.  Bryan @ ISC mentioned that the next release 
>of X (due in a couple of weeks) will support my ATI VGA Wonder board in the 

	Humph! Why spend 800.00 on X11 when you can get the sources and build
it yourself? ISC has a wonderful ability to take free sources, hack and screw
it up, then turn around and charge you a great deal of money for it.

>Futher reading about X brings forth that fact that I *really* should have a 
>math co-processor to run X - now what would you get - 4 more megs of ram 
>(making 8 total) or a math co-processor (the 80387 would only be use with X)?

	Personally, I would go for 4 more megs of ram.

>I consider the serial IO throughput the major problem with ISC - but feel 
>that it can be handled - but still haven't found how.  Multiple 2400 baud

	Alas, ISC *still* has yet to fix the bugs in the asy driver. My TB
averages 600 - 800 *tops* using during transfers. I have the X5 update in use
but it was only a minor help. One of these days, ISC *may* figure out how to 
build a driver that works :)

>- maybe I should install ELM under ix?  I wonder how ELM runs under X?  

	Elm 2.2 is what I am running, and its great under X11.

>test.  I might need to sell my SCO if I need both the memory and the co-
>processor (how does $325 sound for 2.3.2 (with 2.3.3 update) of the '386 
>release (5 months old)?   

	Hehe, anybody want to buy a 25 Mhz 386 w/4 megs ram and the full
ISC 2.0.2 package? (Unlimited run-time, X11, TCP/IP, SD, 10 Plus crap,
the list goes on...) I am getting a *real* os, (Sun 3/80 w/SunOS 4.0.3)
I have had it with the poor service and lousey track record of ISC.
Bryan? You reading this? Where the hell are my floppies? Its been 3 weeks
now... sheesh! 

>Regards to all, and the best of the Holiday Season to you and your family.

	Same to you, and everyone else.. Have a Merry Christmas.

-cassidy

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