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Xref: sserve comp.os.coherent:8921 comp.os.linux:34864 comp.os.minix:21825 comp.os.386bsd.questions:1731 comp.os.misc:2128 Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!nic.umass.edu!news.amherst.edu!twpierce From: twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286 Message-ID: <C5psFF.Jrp@unix.amherst.edu> Organization: Blasny Blasny, Consolidated (Amherst, MA Offices) References: <1qkvai$d3g@agate.berkeley.edu> <930418929@fcshome.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 04:57:15 GMT Lines: 14 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. -- ____ Tim Pierce / ?Usted es la de la tele, eh? !La madre \ / twpierce@unix.amherst.edu / del asesino! !Ay, que graciosa! \/ (BITnet: TWPIERCE@AMHERST) / -- Pedro Almodovar