Xenix running DOS applications on 80286
Jim Paradis
paradis at pinocchio.encore.com
Sat Jan 21 06:15:49 AEST 1989
I own an 80286-based PeeCee clone, and I would like to put up a
version of Un*x on it that will also run DOS applications. Most
DOS-under-Xenix systems I've seen only work on the 80386; however,
I have a Microport price list in front of me here that lists their
Dos Merge [tm] product as being available for both the 80286 AND
the 80386. This brings up two questions:
(1) Anybody have any experiences with Microport Xenix
and/or Dos Merge on the 286?
(2) Does anybody know of any OTHER vendors who offer
Unices that run DOS applications for the 286?
While I'm at it, here's another question: I notice that Microport
offers both two-user and unlimited-user versions of their systems,
with significant price differences between the two... could someone
tell me how they enforce the two-user limit?
Finally, does anybody know of a mail-order house that sells Microport
products cheap? To paraphrase the Speedy Muffler commercial, "I'm NOT
going to pay a LOT for this kernel!!!" 8-)
Jim Paradis (paradis at encore.UUCP) 508-460-0500
Devout Secular Humanist and Worshipper of Bacchus in Vintage Years
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