isis@utzoo.UUCP (n) (07/16/85)
A friend has told me he has an old NABU for sale, along with spare terminals.
Price is negotiable.
The NABU runs UNIX on an 8086. It seems a bit better than XENIX or PC/IX
for a PC or XT, judging by the damning reviews in the press and the net.
It should also cost less, about $3.5K he says.
Phone 535-5186.
Bill
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Bill McLean @ Ont. Ministry of Health
{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!isishugh@hcrvx1.UUCP (Hugh Redelmeier) (07/17/85)
In article <5795@utzoo.UUCP> isis@utzoo.UUCP (n) writes: >The NABU runs UNIX on an 8086. It seems a bit better than XENIX or PC/IX >for a PC or XT, judging by the damning reviews in the press and the net. The NABU runs XENIX 2.0 or 2.1. The NABU is faster than a PC (8086 vs 8088; clock rate is similar), and it has a memory management unit that protects processes from each other, and the kernel from processes (VERY useful with UNIX). Note that many people are running booltleg XENIX on the NABU's. I don't know that this is the case here, but beware! >It should also cost less, about $3.5K he says. Unless the terminals are wonderful, this price seems high compared to other NABU sales. But the machine is probably worth more than that when compared with other UNIX machines. I have three NABUs: make ME an offer! (I have a license for the one I run XENIX on.) >--------- > Bill McLean @ Ont. Ministry of Health > {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!isis Hugh Redelmeier (416) 922-1937 {utzoo, ihnp4, decvax}!hcr!hugh