Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!iuvax!rutgers!cbmvax!ken From: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Whirled UNIX bashing Message-ID: <9883@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 28 Feb 90 15:07:55 GMT References: <11888@baldrick.udel.EDU> <9796@cbmvax.commodore.com> Reply-To: ken@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 21 In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amiga have keyboard garages) Meyer) writes: > >A "minimal" Amiga system with an HD would be 2-3 meg of memory (2.5 >was just fine when I had that amount), and 20-30 meg hard disk (I use >a 20Meg disk about like that 300Meg "system disk" on our >workstations). What kind of Unix is CBM going to package in that >space? Alternatively, what is CBM going to sell as a "minimal" Unix >system? And how many of the minimal AmigaDOS machines I described >above will you be able to buy for that price? The current definition of a "minimal" amiga unix system is (roughly): an '030 based amiga w/ 5Mb ram, 105Mb disk, and streaming tape. Pricing and actual release configurations not available at this time. [Unix is a trademark of AT&T, but you knew that (didn't you.)] -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Farinsky -- CATS Commodore Business Machines PHONE 215-431-9421 UUCP ...{uunet,rutgers}!cbmvax!ken --------------------------------------------------------------