Info Requested on Low Cost Unix Alternatives

[S12187TJ%SEMASSU.BITNET at yalevm.ycc.yale.edu]

As a newcomer to the unix world I hope Im my questions aren't in space....

Has BSD been ported to the 386?  The Feb issue of Dr. Dobbs makes mentions
that it is available and sources can be obtained from the Computer Systems
Research Group at Berkeley.  A notice in the editorial of the March issue
states that the update to the Networking Release Distribution will be available
in Feb.  It then goes on to say that the Feb distribution will not boot on a
386, and that it only requires a license/distribution fee.  ?????

What exactly is missing from the $100 Unix clone Coherent?

Anyone know when the GNU kernel will be finished and if it will run on a 386?


Thanks in advance.
Tom Johnson
Southeastern Mass Univ Student