Is Xenix virtual memory?
Kevin Weller
n025fc at tamuts.tamu.edu
Wed May 8 06:54:08 AEST 1991
In article <1991May7.183556.11308 at robobar.co.uk> ronald at robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo) writes:
>
> n025fc at tamuts.tamu.edu (Kevin Weller) writes:
>
> > No, XENIX is not virtual memory, it's an operating system. But I
> > think you mean't to ask if XENIX _uses_ virtual memory, no? :-) The
> > answer to that question is: yes.
>
> No, the answer is "it depends". Most versions of Xenix are *not*
> virtual mem operating systems. The 286 Xenix I'm sitting at isn't,
> for a start. The 386 Xenix sat next to my desk at the office *is*
> a virtual mem OS. I don't know about the 68000 xenices, not having
> ever used one, but I doubt they are.
> ....
> Ronald Khoo <ronald at robobar.co.uk> +44 81 991 1142 (O) +44 71 229 7741 (H)
Oops! You're right, of course. I tend to forget these details, but
they are important.
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