[comp.unix.i386] 386motherboards/unixsysVr4

circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (circuit) (07/08/90)

	I have a fewd questions that I hope someone can answer for me.
I am building a 386 box up to run UNIX either sys V 3.2 or Sys V 4.0.
I am looking at a 25 mhz machine with cache. Any suggestions on
motherboards (manufacturers)  I hear terrible things about DTK so 
I'll stay away from them. I heard from a co-worker that AMI motherboards 
are very good. Any suggestions, comments etc etc...? 

	I would like to know the poop on UNIX sys V revision 4. Will
SCO be releasing a version of it?  How about ESIX ? 
Will it run on generic 386 boxes? Who supplies it?!? How much would it cost?


	Any comments, suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks in
advance to anyone who can help !  



Chris Steinke
circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu




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davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (07/09/90)

In article <4902@uwm.edu> circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (circuit) writes:
        [ motherboard question for V.4 ]

  AMI makes a very good, very expensive board.
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| 	I would like to know the poop on UNIX sys V revision 4. Will
| SCO be releasing a version of it?  How about ESIX ? 

  I have heard unofficially from SCO that they will wait for V.4.1 to
insure that the release is stable, and will add long names and symbolic
links to SCO UNIX.

  I personally will take V.4 rather than a hacked V.3.2, but that's my
opinion. I don't understand why a company which moved from Xenix to UNIX
to be more standard is now going to offer a one of a kind product again,
but they make money so they must be right (right?).

| Will it run on generic 386 boxes? Who supplies it?!? How much would it cost?

  I don't know if anyone is shipping right now, but I expect to see
three vendors shipping by September. They are all in beta test now.
| 
| 	Any comments, suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks in
| advance to anyone who can help !  

  V.4 is worth waiting for.
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