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From: wek@point.UUCP (Bill Kuykendall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 vs. 386SX ????
Message-ID: <[2205.2]comp.ibmpc;1@point.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 89 04:00:03 GMT
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>Can anyone out there help me to decide if I should get a 386 or a 386SX?
>I am just a programmer who doesn't demand a whole lot- I just want to run
>Unix, MS-DOS, my programming languages, Microsoft Windows, Pagemaker, and
 ^^^^
You said the 'U'-word.  Buy the 32-bit bus.  You can buy a real 386
motherboard replacement for a few hundred $$$ more than the SX, and you'll
want the extra speed almost immediately.  Once you've tasted the fruit...

Seriously, unix is a multiuser OS even when you are the only one logged in. 
There are always other processes running (cron, admin stuff, gettys on
virtual terminals, etc).  And of course, who buys unix and then *doesn't*
decide to explore it's full capabilities?  Buy the 32-bit bus.  

Bill Kuykendall
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