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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
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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