Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!oliveb!pyramid!ncc!alberta!auvax!louis From: louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: UNIX(tm) choices for 386 systems Summary: AT&T 386 UNIX on AT clones Keywords: Microport, Interactive, AT&T, Xenix Message-ID: <799@auvax.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 88 02:21:54 GMT References: <2596@munnari.oz> <12708@steinmetz.ge.com> <1729@edison.GE.COM> Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada Lines: 26 In article <1729@edison.GE.COM>, rja@edison.GE.COM (rja) writes: > AT&T is selling UNIX System V/386 release 3.2 NOW and it provides > full support for XENIX binaries. When Microport/Interactive/et. al. > start selling rel 3.2 for the 386 theirs will also support XENIX > binaries. I believe that all will be selling that release shortly > if they aren't already. > A number of people I know are buying the AT&T UNIX V for > PCs that aren't AT&T. I'm looking into doing the same. > I have finally installed AT&T 386 UNIX on a Televideo 386, which is and (almost) AT clone. Make sure that the hard drive is in the drive table. At least Rel 3.1 doesn't let you set the drive parameters at the first menu like Xenix 2.3 does. -- There may be work arounds if the drive is not in the drive table. The Tele 386 came with an AT style keybd, which worked fine with both DOS and Xenix, but not with AT&T UNIX. As a last resort I took the keyboard off this old IBM XT and moved it over, and UNIX proceeded. I have since gotten a keyboard with an XT - AT switch, and if I have to boot DOS only, I move it to the XT position. If I run SimulTAsk this is not necessary. I am hoping that Rel 3.2 will cure this???? -- Louis Schmittroth, Computer Science, Athabasca University auvax!louis