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From: pechter@i4got.lakewood.com (Bill Pechter - System Mangler)
Subject: Re: Coherent
Message-ID: <1993Dec26.003833.717@i4got.lakewood.com>
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Organization: Lakewood MicroSystems, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
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Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1993 00:38:33 GMT
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In article <93122402454179@njcc.wisdom.bubble.org> (ADAM H.) writes:
>
> Does anyone out there have/use a product called Coherent?
> Supposedly it is a decent 386/486 version of 'unix'. I have tried
>SLS, but was very disopointed due to the many apparent bugs in it.
> I need to have a solid system to run, so I can provide a gateway
>service for others to the Internet. I also do not want to lay down the
>bucks for a huge system that I do not need.
> Could anyone suggest a system that might support my needs now, and
>in a few years from now?
>
I'm doing a pretty radical cross post here -- but there's really no
overall buyers guide for personal workstation OS's.
I'm trying to start a new users group for "Personal Unix" systems here
in New Jersey with a few friends. We're running everything from SysIII
through SVR4.2, but the driving force was "low cost -- high reliability
and connectivity."
I wish there was a FAQ that wasn't aimed at commercial -- read expensive --
systems.
Coherent's an OK Unix clone. It's pretty minimalist Unix. No frills.
I've got version 3.2 and 4 and I replaced it with SLS1.02. Version 3.2 was a
286 implementation using 64k segments... Looked a lot like v7 Unix.
Coherent supports no ethernet connectivity and no virtual memory for either
286 or 386 versions.
Since then I've added the kernel upgrades from pl10, pl12 and pl13. I'm
now running pl14. I'm very happy with it's reliability. What problems
did you have?
There's a couple of other options.
1. Try a newer version. Slackware has a good reputation.
2. Try NetBSD/FreeBSD. I'm about to load them both and test them against
Linux for reliability and features. Walnut Creek is putting out a
FreeBSD cdrom soon. (I've got it on order.)
3. Go for BSDI's commercial BSD Unix. It's cheaper than the SCO, Sunsoft
Solaris, Interactive stuff.
4. Go for the Univel Personal Edition stuff. There's a few vendors sellling
it at a reasonable price. Some include TCP/IP. It's SVR4. I'm
considering it since it supports IPX and will talk (I hope) to Netware
Lite or Novell Dos 7.
Bill
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