simple (?) xenix 286 questions

[Earl H. Kinmonth]

In article <1826 at spdcc.COM> eli at spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) writes:
>what is the minimum amount of memory a 286 PC must have in order to
>run xenix 286?  will things run at all with 640k or 1M?

I cannot speak to 640 although I suspect the answer is no.  My
ATT 6310 (AT clone) runs fine with only one meg and a fast disk.
Things might not be so pleasant with a very slow disk.
>
>what amounts of swap space can be specified?

The installation program calculates a "reasonable" value based on
your disk size.  If you don't agree, you can override this.
>
>is it worth $595 ??  what about Microport?

Depends. If you are an individual and just want to play with a **IX
style system on a PC, probably not. If you've got a package that runs
under **IX and you want a reliable host environment, yes.

You can get a better price if you shop around a bit. But remember, this
is the price for the run-time system. This does not include compilers
and related tools nor does it include *roff and related items.

>From reading this newsgroup for about a year, I get the impression that
SCO Xenix is the choice for reliable, commercial products. Microport is
for hackers.