craig@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Craig Hubley) (07/06/90)
Since there are plenty of 386SX and 386 laptops out there, and a few portables
with RISC processors (e.g. 88000 from Opus, and I think a couple of Sparcs),
where can I find a review of laptop performance and reliability running Unix ?
Not everybody out there can be using DOS! I hope...
Byte did a spread on 386 BOXES running Unix a while back, and I've seen
Toshibas running SCO, but so far these seem to be done for shows, and I
haven't talked to any people doing it for real.
I suppose we are mostly waiting for the next generation of true-386 laptops
with the new TI chip set, zippy portable perhiperals, etc., that are supposed
to get a Unix-capable system into a notebook, with a cellular modem and all
that. I am planning to buy within six months, and don't mind waiting for a
new machine if its release is imminent. Gotta have batteries, though.
Regards,
Craig
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craig@gpu.utcs.toronto.EDU {allegra,bnr-vpa,decvax}!utcsri!utgpu!craigstanh@meyerhof.iaims.bcm.tmc.edu (Stan Hanks) (07/06/90)
While I am stuck running DOS, I would at least like to be able to use something like a real editor. Either emacs or vi would be just peachy. As I have avoided all of the *86 family like the plague since way back when PC's had 64k on the motherboard, I have no clue where to find what I'm looking for. Anyone have any suggestions? Mail to me, and I'll summarize. Stanley P. Hanks Director, Information Technology Planning and Development Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston TX 77030, Mail Stop: IR-3 e-mail: stanh@bcm.tmc.edu voice: (713) 798-4649 fax: (713) 798-3729