sundar@mit-hermes.ai.mit.edu.AI.MIT.EDU (Sundar Narasimhan) (06/25/88)
Hi: I would like to hear about 386 machines running Xenix. I know the ones listed in SCO's configuration guide and would especially appreciate hearing about good buys or horror stories. Also, does anyone know if SCO supports Xenix on the AST-390 these days? If not, I'd appreciate hearing about what the problem is. -Sundar (p.s. reply to me; I'll summarize if there's any interest) sundar@wheaties.ai.mit.edu sundar%wheaties.ai.mit.edu@uunet.uu.net (for those usenet sites that can get to uunet).
jeffh@weycord.WEYCO.COM (06/27/88)
I just went through the mess of trying to find a "compatible" to run XENIX. There are a lot of 386 AT machines out there that will run XENIX. That's not the problem- it's the disc controllers, discs, tape controllers and drives, etc... Anyway, I looked at AST, ALR, HP (good box if you've got the bucks), Bell Tech, and a little company in Renton Washington call Trinity Tech. Well I got the box from Trinity Tech. Why "Trinity Tech"? I had a chance to open up the box and take a look. They have a lot of State and Federal contracts (including the University of Washington) and they make a solid 386 AT. The configuration I ended up with was the following: 20 MHz 386 ( full size AT box ) Award BIOS 2 MByte Zero wait state SRAM 2P/2S interfaces 80 MByte seagate disc Western digital 1003/1006? controller (1:1) 1.2 meg 5.25 flopyy 1.4 meg 3.25 floppy Archive (QIC-36 Scorpion) tape SC400 tape controller 2400 buad modem TOTAL system price: $5,000.00 The bottom line was a bit heavy; but, I think I got a lot for my money! The guys at Trinity Tech (206) 772-7774 seem to give a .... ! Jeff (Spectra Software) Harrell (206) 927-9268