Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286 From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 23:20:24 GMT
In article <C5psFF.Jrp@unix.amherst.edu> twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:
>In article <930418929@fcshome.UUCP> fredex@fcshome.UUCP (fred smith) writes:
>
>>Linux is 386-specific, unfortunately.
>
>Frankly, I think the proper "unfortunate" fact is that 386 machines
>are still out of the financial grasp of many people (most notably
>students, who also generally seem to be the most enthused about PC
>Unices). I don't find it unfortunate that Linux doesn't run on a 286
>any more than I find it unfortunate that it doesn't run on a 4004.
But wouldn't it be fortunate if you could get Linux up and running on a
Sun 3/80 (68030) for a price much less than a 386 or 486 PC?
--Rick Kelly rmkhome!rmk@merk.com merk!rmkhome!rmk rmk@frog.UUCP