Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.unix,net.micro.pc Subject: Unix for the PC,AT --- abstract Message-ID: <849@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Sat, 19-Jan-85 13:14:50 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.849 Posted: Sat Jan 19 13:14:50 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jan-85 16:46:48 EST Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 28 Xref: watmath net.unix:3355 net.micro.pc:3142 < Nami nami nami nami ... > The following is a brief summary of the replies I received to my query about IBM PCs and PC/ATs running UNIX(tm Bell Labs). The next article contains the text of the replies (loooong!). Thanks to everybody who contributed and sent me information! PC XT: Venix - faster than Xenix Xenix - mostly compatible with the AT Xenix PC/IX - single-user only Coherent- v7-like, but not licensed UNIX, seems fast Unetix - single-user but with windows and tty ports PC AT: Xenix - full 286 implementation. - can run three applications users [all other UNIXes on the AT run in the 8086 mode, emulating the PC/XT] The general agreement was that INed (the PC/IX editor) is a piece of garbage, unsuitable for programming. Practically all of the abover versions need (for useability) 512K RAM and a 10M hard disk. Unetix can run from floppies, though. Thanks very much all! \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen