Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!bill From: bill@inebriae.UUCP (Bill Kennedy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Re: SYSV AT ON A 386? Summary: Why? Message-ID: <408@inebriae.UUCP> Date: 16 Aug 89 03:32:09 GMT References:Reply-To: bill@inebriae.UUCP (Bill Kennedy) Distribution: na Organization: W.L. Kennedy Jr. and Associates, Pipe Creek, TX Lines: 13 In article moo@uts.amdahl.com (Chris Halpin) writes: >Is there any compelling reason why one could/should not run >SYSV AT on a 386? Sure are, the '386 has a virtual '286 mode. You can run '286 software with all of the penalties and none of the benefits. I tried to explain that to another frequent contributor to this group and he said (effectively) NO! it's a dog on a '386 too! Sure, you can save $500 on the software for the board you spent $1000 for; that software will run like it would've on a $300 board. Take your pick. -- Bill Kennedy {texbell,att,cs.utexas.edu,sun!daver}!ssbn!bill bill@ssbn.WLK.COM or attmail!ssbn!bill