operating systems

From: Roger Ivie <IVIE_at_cc.usu.edu>
Date: Wed Dec 31 11:49:42 1997

[[[ snip ]]]
> The XT came with a 4.77MHz 8088, but it's not
> hard to find a 8MHz version.

OK so far...

[[[ snip ]]]
> you can run Windows, up to 3.1. You can also run OS/2 (earlier
> versions) and many of the smaller OSes made during the early 80's.

I'll have to reserve judgement on Win 3.1 as I've never tried to run it on
an 8088 (I thought Microsoft dropped support for the mode required by the
8088 in Win3.1, though), but OS/2 is right out. It's entire reason for
being is to run on the 286, so an XT won't cut it.

In addition to Xenix, CP/M-86, Minix, and a variety of Forths, there are
other Unix clones (Venix, for exmaple), the UCSD P-system, and MP/M-86 (if you
can find it!). I don't know offhand whether Concurrent CP/M-86 requires a
286, but I do not believe it does.

> > yes, minix would work, but i dont think it's free.

The lastest version of Minix _is_ free for personal use.

Roger Ivie
ivie_at_cc.usu.edu
Received on Wed Dec 31 1997 - 11:49:42 GMT