Can 386SX run UNIX ?

Andy Crump andyc at bucky.intel.com
Thu Nov 29 21:25:09 AEST 1990


kaleb at thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley	) writes:
>In article <1990Nov15.122135.28079 at metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> wongl at extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Glenn N Woodland) writes:
>>
>>But one person told us that 386SX cannot run UNIX, whatever which version
>>it is. Is this true? What's the reason behind it? Otherwise a 386 has to
>>purchased instead.
>>
>
>This is utter hogwash.  A 386 is a 386 is a 386....
>
>I ran ESIX on my 386SX for nine months while I saved my pennies to buy
>a 486.  Intel reference manuals unequivocally state that SX and DX are
>100% compatable.  Just don't expect to address beyond the 20-bit address
>space of the SX.

We at Intel have been running both SVR3.2 and SVR4.0 on 386SXs with no problem.
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