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- From: ian@HiElSys.dialix.oz.au (Ian Hilliard)
- Subject: Re: Help with antique Xenix/Informix on Altos Z-80
- Organization: Hilliard Electronic Systems
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 02:59:14 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.025914.3729@HiElSys.dialix.oz.au>
- References: <1992Nov16.001638.224@weyrich.UUCP> <id.9W1V.UG8@ferranti.com>
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- peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
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- >In article <1992Nov16.001638.224@weyrich.UUCP> uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville writes:
- >> Altos 986T-80.
- >> Xenix 3.0e
- >> Informix-SQL 1.10.2
-
- >> I get the impression that this computer runs on a Z-80 cpu. Is this true?
-
- >I can guarantee you that it's not. It might *contain* a Z-80, but Xenix
- >3.0 requires at least an 80286. We're running 3.5 Zap 13 here.
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- If the machine has a Z-80 it probably uses a 68000 or other non-Intel
- processor. But, as it was Microsoft that wrote Xenix, it might be worth
- contacting them.
-
- Regards Ian
-
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