Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ginosko!uunet!ibmpa!ironside!eclarke From: eclarke@ironside.uucp Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: AIX on PC Message-ID: <2225@ibmpa.UUCP> Date: 23 Sep 89 19:14:26 GMT References: <4652@cps3xx.UUCP> <308@isctsse.UUCP> Sender: news@ibmpa.UUCP Reply-To: eclarke@ibmsupt.UUCP (Eric S. Clarke) Distribution: usa Organization: IBM AWD Development, Palo Alto Lines: 25 >>> Is AIX available for PC? >>> >> Yes, IBM has a version of AIX for the PS/2. > >This needs to qualified slightly: only the 386-based PS/2's support >AIX. At this time, this means the Models 70 and 80. In order to >obtain reasonable performance, I would recommend at least a 20mhz >processor. > >And get a *fast* disk! AIX generates *lots* of disk activity. > I suspect that Don has a limited amount of RAM. Expanding your RAM by several Mega Bytes will reduce your disk access significantly. The money spent on RAM is better spent than buying a faster Harddisk. The above oppinion is mine and in no way represents an official opinion of IBM or IBM AWD Development. Eric S. Clarke UUCP: uunet!ibmsupt!eclarke 1510 Page Mill Road COM: 415-855-4458 Palo Alto, CA 94304 TIE: 465-4458