[comp.unix.sysv286] Unix and Multiport questions

jim@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) (01/20/91)

I'm now shopping for a Unix system and multiport board for a 33 Mhz 386
system.  (I have already decided on a 386 motherboard.)  The system would be
used as a multiline BBS/pubnix.

My current favorite choices-

Unix-
	Intel's SVR4.0 Complete package.  It offers a complete system with
	all the bonus goodies (TCP/IP, DevSys, NFS, X, etc.) built in.  I
	can get a complete unlimited user system for $1569 from Programmer's
	Connection.  This is based on limited shopping though.  I have
	looked at similiar packages from Interactive and SCO and those two
	haven't offered what I want for the same price.  Similiarly, UHC's
	SVR4.0 platform is more expensive at $1995.  However, I am very
	concerned about the availability of the Intel package.  Is it
	actually shipping, if not when?  What about other SVR4.0 packages?
	One thing I like about SVR4.0 is that it is supposedly very close to
	SunOS, which is an OS I have lots of experience with.

Multiport-
	I have done quite a bit of shopping in this arena.  I have pretty
	much decided on the Equinox Megaport 12CS.  This is a 12 port board
	with a RISC processor on it.  The stats on it are impressive, and
	the price is good $995 -35% discount.  Does anyone have any
	experience with this board?  

I appreciate any input, and will summarize later in the week.

Also, as a side question, I also have a 286 system.  Is it worth putting
Unix or Xenix on it, or should I just keep that on as a DOS machine?

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larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) (01/21/91)

jim@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) writes:


>Unix-
>	Intel's SVR4.0 Complete package.  It offers a complete system with
>	all the bonus goodies (TCP/IP, DevSys, NFS, X, etc.) built in.  I
>	can get a complete unlimited user system for $1569 from Programmer's

The price keeps going up - we paid $1349 3 months ago.  - 

Intel's product is full of bugs - and they enclose a note saying so.
We never got the Adaptec 1542 boot disk to boot on a 1542 - but
did get it to boot on a bustek.  With IP installed, the kernel will
core dump every of couple of hours.  UUCP file limits of 2 megabytes.
Lot of little hidden problems - I would suggest Dell over Intel.

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