Q: how to make home PC an internet node?
Michael P. Deignan
mpd at anomaly.SBS.COM
Sun Jan 20 11:44:12 AEST 1991
glen at sungate.UUCP (Glen) writes:
>Now, getting a true internet registration cannot be done under Xenix,
>because it lacks some of the communications systems needed to perform
>true internet connections. From my experience, you need a minimum
>386-based PC, with 2M RAM, at LEAST a 40MB hard drive, and SCO UNIX.
Err, excuse me? I guess I better put a stop on the $12k Alternet startup
charge we sent to UUNET...
TCP/IP is available for XENIX. It has its problems, but it is workable.
MD
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