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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