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Late 80s to early 90s before Linux existed there weren't many ways to run unix on x86 hardware of the time. I remember desperately searching for solutions so I
by jjav 6y ago
Late 80s to early 90s before Linux existed there weren't many ways to run unix on x86 hardware of the time. I remember desperately searching for solutions so I could have unix at home and not always rely on the university SunOS/HP-UX/AIX machines.
SCO was one player in this space. I can't remember the other one I was considering.. In the end they were all too expensive for poor-student-me so didn't use any of them and kept using the lab SunOS boxes via 2400bps dialup from home until Linux appeared on the scene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Operation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Operation
- GrumpyYoungMan 6y agoPerhaps Coherent was the other UNIX you were thinking of? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_(operating_system)
- jjav 6y agoYes! Coherent it was. Thanks.
- icedchai 6y agoCoherent was my first exposure to PC "Unix", back when I was in high school. I had a 386SX laptop with 4 megs of RAM. It was amazing how lightweight Coherent was. The manual was also amazing, very comprehensive, including most of the POSIX APIs.