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From: scottl@engin.umich.edu (scott allen long)
Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Unix OS for 286
Date: 22 Apr 1993 08:07:16 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
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In article <9304213318@erato.iowa-city.ia.us> jdb@erato.iowa-city.ia.us (John D. Boggs) writes:
>From article <1993Apr20.153834.8186@vedge.com>, by hendrik@vedge.com (Hendrik Boom):
>> sable@halcyon.com (Scott Philip Sable) writes:
>> :   I am in desperate need of any and all help!!! I am currently trying to
>> :   find a Unix OS for an Intel 286 machine. I have tried a number of
>> 
>> While we are on the topic of old machines, I have an old 640K 8088-based
>> PC clone -- no hard disk even, and one can't be added -- THis is OLD --
>> Does anyone know a Unix that will run on it?
>> 
>
>Hey, I've got one of those Sharp scientific calculators (the EL-5813).
>It says it's programmable, is there a Unix that'll run on it?
>
>-John D. Boggs     jdb@erato.iowa-city.ia.us
>                   or  ...!access1!erato!jdb

Just think of the possibilities here!  Someday, your stereo might be able to
multitask.  Your toaster could have a 38,400 bps PPP link.  Maybe even pocket 
calculators will have multiple terminals!  btw, I have an old Texas Instruments
99/4A computer (it was a glorified Speak and Spell, remember?).  Maybe I can
port Unix and X to that......

-sl