Are there any BSD-derived UNIX versions for 386's?
Andy B.
andyb at stb.info.com
Sat Jun 1 06:57:59 AEST 1991
mikes at iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Michael Squires) writes:
> 2. Buy a used Sun 386i. They are a drug on the market now (one surplus house
> had 386i/150's for sale for $2000, new, for months with apparently few
> takers). I'd go for a 386i/250; one with a 19" color monitor and 330MB
> HD/60MB tape drive went last year for $5000, and the prices should be
> lower now by a good bit.
>
> My experience with a 386i/250 was that it was quite a bit slower than a
> 386/20 running SCO XENIX, especially when the system loaded up. However,
> things like X11R4 apparently compile on the 386i without giant hassles.
This caught my eye. Does anyone have a list of the various Suns
in order of speed/power/price? 386i/250 would seem to be faster
than a 386/20 just from the naming convention. Is this a fluke?
Andy
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