Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:02:26 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: 9ustavo 9onzalez 9iron <gstgnzgr@libertad.univalle.edu.co> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i286 Message-ID: <15381.12530.404008.733531@caddis.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0112101655570.54838-100000@libertad.univalle.edu.co> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0112101655570.54838-100000@libertad.univalle.edu.co>
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> Exist some kind of FreeBSD's version for intel 286 processor? Never in a million years. There exists no 'real' unix for the 286, since the 286 hardware is incapable of protecting processes well enough to be safe. However, there exists a couple of products that may be good enough, which work on both the 8086/8088 and 80286 product lines. 1) Minix (Andy Tanenbaum's teaching OS) 2) Coherent unix (the company went out of business, but you might be able to find a copy somewhere). 3) Xenix (again, no longer produced, but someone might have a version they'd be willing to part with.) 4) PC/IX - Again, not produced, but you might find someone willing to sell you one. Of the above, you're best bet is to get Minix, which I believe is still distributed. See: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/minix.html Of note, Bruce Evans, one of the earliest and most consistent FreeBSD developers, had a huge hand in making minix a more useful OS in the late 80's and early 90's. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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