Chuck(G)
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Back in the early 80's, a number of outfits had the idea to port Unix (usually System III or V7) to any of the 16-bit CPUs with largish memory spaces (Z8000, 68000, etc.), stick them in a big box or rack and sell them as multi-user systems to compete with the minicomputers. Names like Plexus and Onyx come to mind; there were probably many others.
Of course, the bit problem was that these things seldom turned in decent I/O performance and System III on a Plexus 68K box running at 12 MHz was downright ugly with more than one or two users on it. Pretty much a case of someone's eyes being bigger than one's CPU.
Whatever became of these things? Do any survive?
Of course, the bit problem was that these things seldom turned in decent I/O performance and System III on a Plexus 68K box running at 12 MHz was downright ugly with more than one or two users on it. Pretty much a case of someone's eyes being bigger than one's CPU.
Whatever became of these things? Do any survive?