Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!uhnix1!flatline!jet From: jet@flatline.UUCP (It's "Mr. Boyo" to you Dylan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Whirled UNIX bashing Message-ID: <2666@flatline.UUCP> Date: 6 Mar 90 16:28:50 GMT References: <296@amix.commodore.com> Reply-To: jet@flatline.UUCP (It's "Mr. Boyo" to you Dylan) Organization: Crazy Eric's House of MIPS! Lines: 23 In article <296@amix.commodore.com> ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) writes: >In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com writes: >>What kind of Unix is CBM going to package in that >>space? >The memory constraint is a problem. Unix is a pig, it is just a fact, >but as for disk space. We have put an entire release 4 system >including X in something close to 60meg. My 3b1 has Unix in about 30Mb, that's including 3Mb for swap space. I have 3.5Mb of RAM. >This is a good point. How much is do you think a low end Unix >workstation should go for to be in the typical user's price range? You can get a new 3b1 for about $1500, with a 90day warranty. Too bad they've been discontinued. -- Skate UNIX. J. Eric Townsend -- uunet!sugar!flatline!jet -- jet@flatline.lonestar.org EastEnders mailing list -- eastender@flatline.lonestar.org