brian@jtsv16.UUCP (Brian A. Jarvis) (07/10/89)
I've the opportunity to play a little with an IBM PS\2 Model 70 (386)
and SCO XENIX 386 Ver. 2.3.2, and I've come up with a few questions:
1) Are there any outstanding bugs in this version of Xenix that I should
be aware of? Any compatibility problems with previous versions, software
or device drivers? Any nuances which may give "interesting" behavior?
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2) Does anyone have any sort of backup system they might recommend for
this machine? A QIC backup tape would be ideal, but I haven't heard much
of late about external drives with a Microchannel controller, or internal
drives which would fit into the chassis of the Model 70 (which, for those
of you not particularly familiar with the Model 70, is about the same size
and footprint of the Model 30, although the innards move a little faster).
3) Does anyone out there have any recommendations on a multiport serial
card workable with Microchannel? A four port card would likely be
sufficient, but 8 would be nice.
I'd greatly appreciate any critiques and comments about the machine and
proposed hardware; I know little about them currently and could use a
little education! B{)
Brian A.
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