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Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286
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Date: 17 Apr 93 21:03:32 GMT
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Garrett D'Amore (garrett@garnet.berkeley.edu) wrote:
: 
: Get yourself a copy of Coherent.  It's sold by Mark Williams Company, and
: comes in two flavors, v4.0 and v3.2.  You won't be able to use v3.2 -- 
: becuase it requires a 386, but v4.0 should work.  MWC charges $99 for 

Not correct. ( Only a mistake, I think.)

V 4.0 needs 386 or 486
V 3.2 will run with a 286

But the rest is right:
: 
: A few notes -- you will be limited to programs that fit in 64K of ram. ..

I don`t know much about 3.2, I am running 4.0 and I'm very pleased about it.

Regards
Werner

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