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From: burgess@s069.infonet.net (Dave Burgess)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: O/S for 286s
Date: 4 Aug 1994 16:40:43 -0500
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References: <1994Aug2.170647.1@ualr.edu> <michaelv.775935719@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu>
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In article <michaelv.775935719@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu>,
Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@iastate.edu> wrote:
>In <1994Aug2.170647.1@ualr.edu> jdgiddings@ualr.edu (JOHN D. GIDDINGS) writes:
>
>>Just Curious..any BSD o/s 's for 286pcs???
>
>Nope.
>

Coherent and Minix are available in '286 flavors, but neither are BSD
Unices.

'Are' may be a poor choice of words, though.  I haven't heard much
about either one in a long time.  I think there is a comp.os.unix286
newsgroup.  They may be able to help you with something.

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