cassidy@cdp.UUCP (06/04/89)
Could someone please tell me if it's possible to setup AT&tT's System V on a 8MHz AT? I presently have an 8 MHz AT, Telebit T2000 modem, Hercules Display, 1 meg of RAM (upgrading to 2 Meg this week) and 2 Miniscribe 3650 40 Meg Hard drives. I would like to set the system up to use 2 terminals, and run a MS-DOS shell of some sorts. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -cassidy UUCP: cdp!cassidy%labrea@stanford Fido: 1:124/2104 Vmail: 214 986 5513 SnailMail: 2729 W Pioneer #208 Irving, TX 75061
kdg@nirvo.UUCP (Kurt Gollhardt) (06/05/89)
In article <143900001@cdp>, cassidy@cdp.UUCP writes: > Could someone please tell me if it's possible to setup AT&tT's System V on a > 8MHz AT? I presently have an 8 MHz AT, Telebit T2000 modem, Hercules Display, > 1 meg of RAM (upgrading to 2 Meg this week) and 2 Miniscribe 3650 40 Meg > Hard drives. I would like to set the system up to use 2 terminals, and run a > MS-DOS shell of some sorts. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Not unless you replace the CPU with an 80386, such as the Intel Inboard 386. There is no version of AT&T System V which runs on an 80286 (except the version for the AT&T 6300-Plus, but that system has special hardware support). If you do put in an Inboard 386, System V/386 3.2 works just fine - in fact, I'm posting this message from just such a system. The system ought to handle 2 terminals, although, depending on the types of applications they'll be running, you'll probably want more than 2 Meg. Consider getting memory with the Inboard; it'll be faster than AT bus memory. To run MS-DOS under System V, you'll need AT&T Simultask-386. -- - Kurt Gollhardt | Nirvonics, Inc. -- Software Design and Consulting - ...!rutgers!nirvo!kdg | P.O. Box 5062, Plainfield, NJ 07061 --
scjones@sdrc.UUCP (Larry Jones) (06/06/89)
In article <209@nirvo.UUCP>, kdg@nirvo.UUCP (Kurt Gollhardt) writes: > In article <143900001@cdp>, cassidy@cdp.UUCP writes: > > Could someone please tell me if it's possible to setup AT&T's System V on a > > 8MHz AT? > > Not unless you replace the CPU with an 80386, such as the Intel Inboard 386. > There is no version of AT&T System V which runs on an 80286 (except the > version for the AT&T 6300-Plus, but that system has special hardware support). Well, that's not really true. Microport System V/AT does run on an AT although you should be aware that Microport is currently in Chapter 11. For further details, see comp.unix.microport. ---- Larry Jones UUCP: uunet!sdrc!scjones SDRC scjones@SDRC.UU.NET 2000 Eastman Dr. BIX: ltl Milford, OH 45150-2789 AT&T: (513) 576-2070 "You can't get a body like mine in a bottle -- unless you push REAL HARD." - Judy Tenuta / Dr. Pepper
davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen) (06/08/89)
In article <143900001@cdp> cassidy@cdp.UUCP writes: | | Could someone please tell me if it's possible to setup AT&tT's System V on a | 8MHz AT? I presently have an 8 MHz AT, Telebit T2000 modem, Hercules Display, [ and other good stuff ] You have the choice of Microport V/AT (MP is in chapter 11, but the product is cheap) or Xenix/286 from SCO (which isn't cheap). If you order from MP I would do it either COD or credit card. I can't see sending money to a company for a product intil I get it. Some people will try to tell you that Xenix isn't UNIX, but it is based on AT&T code, although some of the system management stuff has been hacked. Note that the Xenix C compiler is not PCC, and that it will produce MS-DOS executables if you have a use for that kind of thing. I ran Xenix for 3+ years and it was satisfactory for my uses. Based on the systems at work I would rate Xenix as more reliable than Microport. bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM) {uunet | philabs}!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
alex@xicom.UUCP (Alex Laney) (06/13/89)
In article <209@nirvo.UUCP>, kdg@nirvo.UUCP (Kurt Gollhardt) writes: > In article <143900001@cdp>, cassidy@cdp.UUCP writes: > > Could someone please tell me if it's possible to setup AT&tT's System V on a > > 8MHz AT? I presently have an 8 MHz AT, Telebit T2000 modem, Hercules Display, > > 1 meg of RAM (upgrading to 2 Meg this week) and 2 Miniscribe 3650 40 Meg > > Hard drives. I would like to set the system up to use 2 terminals, and run a > > MS-DOS shell of some sorts. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Not unless you replace the CPU with an 80386, such as the Intel Inboard 386. > There is no version of AT&T System V which runs on an 80286 (except the > version for the AT&T 6300-Plus, but that system has special hardware support). Maybe not directly from AT&T, but both Microport System V/AT and SCO Xenix System V are System V compatible (i.e. SVID compliant), and run on '286 based IBM PC AT compatibles. Note, they are not the latest version. Both have MS-DOS shell support -- DOS Merge, and SCO Vp/ix. . . . . . . . -- Alex Laney, Xicom Technologies Corp., Ottawa, Canada (613) 728-9099 uunet!mitel!sce!xicom!alex (NOT alex@xicom) Fax: (613) 728-1134 "You save time, increase the amount of work done and it is easy."