[comp.unix.questions] Coherent question..

dve@zooid (Sysop) (01/30/91)

I'd like to post some questions, please make the following assumptions:

1) I have no idea if this is the right conference, I didn't see a more
   specific one in my list

2) I'm sorry if this topic has already been discussed, I just started
   recieving this group.

  I am planning on purchasing Coherent Unix for a small non commerical
BBS system with two lines. I have a 386 machine but I would rather run
it on the 286 2MB machine I have. If anyone has any comments to make I'd
appreciate it, besides "Get a real OS" or other such comments. This is
going to be a free system, so I can't really justify purchasing SCO
Xenix.

I have heard about Minix and in fact had a copy of it once but I'm
rather leery of it.. at the time (about 2 years ago) it had
compatibility problems and was lacking several utilities such as uucp
transfers. I understand that Coherent includes a uucp implementation,
and at $100 it's a good deal.

ZOOiD BBS - 416/322-7876

rmk@frog.UUCP (Rick Kelly) (02/09/91)

In article <sDskw3w162w@zooid> dve@zooid (Sysop) writes:
>I'd like to post some questions, please make the following assumptions:

>1) I have no idea if this is the right conference, I didn't see a more
>   specific one in my list

>2) I'm sorry if this topic has already been discussed, I just started
>   recieving this group.

>  I am planning on purchasing Coherent Unix for a small non commerical
>BBS system with two lines. I have a 386 machine but I would rather run
>it on the 286 2MB machine I have. If anyone has any comments to make I'd
>appreciate it, besides "Get a real OS" or other such comments. This is
>going to be a free system, so I can't really justify purchasing SCO
>Xenix.

I have been running Coherent since November.  I have a 12 mhz 286 with
2 MB.

>I have heard about Minix and in fact had a copy of it once but I'm
>rather leery of it.. at the time (about 2 years ago) it had
>compatibility problems and was lacking several utilities such as uucp
>transfers. I understand that Coherent includes a uucp implementation,
>and at $100 it's a good deal.


Coherent has it's problems, but for $100 it is a great deal!  email me for
particulars.










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