Xref: utzoo comp.mail.misc:2391 comp.mail.uucp:3525 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cica!iuvax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: Establishing a public-access USEnet site in New Zealand Summary: public access site in New Zealand Message-ID: <111022@nstar.UUCP> Date: 25 Sep 89 12:32:42 GMT References: <115@csnz.co.nz> Organization: The Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN, USA Lines: 22 > My outline planning is as follows: I will be purchasing a 386 (20 MHz) > with 8 Mb of RAM. The O/S will be either SCO Xenix or Interactive UNIX. > Peripherals will include a Stallion multi-port card, 320 Mb SCSI drive > > Comments welcomed. Don't get 386/ix and stick with SCO. I made the mistake of selecting 386/ix for my site - and had nothing but problems and the manuals are the pits. Xenix is solid - with most of the bugs worked out. The manuals are written with detailed instructions on how to get and keep the system running in a logical way - where as the 386/ix manuals are at best a hodge-podge and lots of little "gotchas" are included as a bonus. Xenix is solid - 386/ix is right on the edge of a fence ready to fall over at any time. -- Larry Snyder uucp: iuvax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry The Northern Star Usenet Distribution Site Notre Dame, Indiana USA