2fmmempty@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (04/16/91)
I have been using Dos for quite a while, but I have AT&T System V/386 rel 3.2.1 and plan on doing my best to get it up and running this summer. I had a UNIX partition a while back, but no time to really devote to learning the system, and I had no GUI (Well, I had FACE, but it seemed hardly comprehensive as an interface.) Anyway, I came up with a few questions about my current software, and software to look for. Simul-task : Seemed a little slow in executing dos programs and choked on anything that wasn't fairly well behaved. How does it compare with other versions of vp/ix? Are there more versatile dos emulators available? Maybe something that could even run a real mode windows? Simultask did not want to instally it at all. Not 3.0 or /386 either. Release 4 : is there any particular reason to upgrade to release 4? (Note my main reason for running Unix is to learn the ins and outs of Unix, in hopes that it will be applicable to Unix running on bigger badder machines than a 386. A graphic/windows environment : I have very close to zero dollars to spend on software, so I am really picky about what I do spend. (I mean who really prices software for students eh?) So is there an FTPable version of xwindows out there for the 386? I gave archie a call, and searched for "x386" and found tons of stuff, but nothing that identified itself very plainly. I may be able to get my hands on a copy of Open Look, (a good portion of my family works for AT&T) but I am told it is not really very pretty, rather two dimensional. And it seems everyone is really using X. What is available out there? GNU Software - Seems a wonderful way to go on my budget, and I have even found a site with Compiled versions for 386s, so I thought I would see if I could get them to work. What other FTPable software should I look for that supports the 386? I wish we had a news group for Comp.unix.sysV386.beginner. But I would appreciate any advice I could get. Stephen Figgins 2fmmempty@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
dcon@cbnewsc.att.com (david.r.connet) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr15.204452.29736@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 2fmmempty@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes: >A graphic/windows environment : I have very close to zero dollars to spend on >software, so I am really picky about what I do spend. (I mean who really >prices software for students eh?) So is there an FTPable version of xwindows >out there for the 386? I gave archie a call, and searched for "x386" and found >tons of stuff, but nothing that identified itself very plainly. I may be able >to get my hands on a copy of Open Look, (a good portion of my family works for >AT&T) but I am told it is not really very pretty, rather two dimensional. And >it seems everyone is really using X. What is available out there? Just for information, OpenLook is basically just an interface built on top of X. Dave Connet dcon@iwtng.att.com