bzs@bu-cs.bu.EDU (Barry Shein) (10/27/87)
>That still doesn't disprove my claim that UNIX won't run on a system with >512K, two floppies, and no MMU. I don't consider swapping to floppies as >an acceptable method of context switching. Maybe totally hacked 8" drives >would do, but I'd want at least a hard disk. >-- Peter da Silva `-_-' ...!hoptoad!academ!uhnix1!sugar!peter The claim seems to have gone from "won't run on a system with..." to "won't run fast enough on such a system to satisfy my (unspecified) needs". That's a bait and switch. Your question was answered, if you have a different question stating performance levels you are seeking you should probably state *that*. Otherwise this is a very silly game indeed. -Barry Shein, Boston University