migration to 386 Unix from MS-DOS

[Gordon Stewart]

I am planning to make the move to UNIX on my 386 box. I'll describe my
hardware and plans, etc, and am hoping y'all'll provide advice and
opinions on which way to go.

Mylex MI-386/20 (curr @ 4 meg RAM, 64k cache, etc.. 20MHz)
WD 7000 FASST SCSI host adapter
MAxtor XT-4170 157Meg Hard Drive (SCSI)
Paradise VGA Plus 16
Bus Mouse (Microsoft)
 
Targa 16 (video capture/display - occupies 64k in address space)

I need a UNIX to support the following:

Software dev package, including sccs and symbolic debugger..
Mail (uucp, others?) and news
X11rWhatever
MS-DOS (Locus Merge, VP/iX, etc)

I have already been told that it's advisable to get the PAL swap from
Mylex for to eliminate caching of the upper 2 meg, etc. etc.

What should I get, for how much $$ ??

Consider that I am also (very soon, I hope) getting a WORM drive for
archival purposes -- It's frightening, but true! - I can't read floppies
that I wrote on only 2 years ago!! And no, they havn't been stored on
top of the refrigerator!

Any help much obliged ... PLEASE PLEASE be a good net neighbor and
e-mail, rather than post.  I'll summarize the results and post.

THANKS!!!

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