Sys 3 Unix?

[Alan Fargusson]

> Is there a port of Unix for the IBM System 3?  These machines are
> apparently becoming available for $1k - $2k with comm lines, 100's
> of megabytes of disk, 600 lpm printer, etc and might make a good
> news machine or something.

You must be kidding! These machines are so slow that you could probably
only run one or two users. The data path is 8 bit. The only comm lines
are for bysinc. They are usually sold without the big disk because the
disk are the same ones that the mainframes use, and are move valuable
in that market. The standard S/3 disk is the 5 megabyte 5440. The largest
memory configuration is 256K, which is not enough for UNIX these days.

I would say something about the 3270 terminals that the S/3 uses (if it
has any terminals at all), but Amdahl has made them work under UTS.
-- 

Alan Fargusson.

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