Re: AT&T UNIX System V Release 4 Vrs. 2.1 - install on IBM PC?

From: Villy Kruse (vek_at_station02.ohout.pharmapartners.nl)
Date: 03/23/04


Date: 23 Mar 2004 16:29:56 GMT

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:45:40 -0600,
    Chuck Dillon <cdillon@nimblegen.com> wrote:

> Serge wrote:
>> Is it possible to install AT&T UNIX System V Release 4 Version 2.1 on IBM
>> PC?
>> Was there any such IMB PC version of this OS?
>>
>>
>>
>
> Sun's Solaris x86 and SCO's Unixware are SysV based. See sun.com and
> sco.com.
>

And then there were Interactive unix, Microport unix and quite a
few more. Thy ran on 386 and later only. For 80286 and 8088 there
have been various Xenix versions from among others: Microsoft.
See http://www.robotwisdom.com/linux/ibm.html and also see
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24504.html

And there are plenty more on Google on the subject XENIX and Microsoft.

Villy



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