first unix experiences / was Re: [cctalk] Re: An IRIX time capsule...

It was, but not by much. While the 586 was expressly designed to run Xenix, the machine was already old (and notoriously temperamental) by 1988. Its only saving grace was that it's boot drive was a Quantum Q-540, possibly the most bulletproof 40meg drive ever built. I sysadmin'd that system (for a cellular phone dealership) for about a year. It was attached to a mag-tape drive, and every month or so, they'd run the billing tapes they'd get from the phone company. I dreaded the whole thing as it was a pretty dodgy process. I spent alot of late nights fixing corrupted databases caused by hardware issues (usually memory glitches, or failures with the OTHER drive, which was 70meg Micropolis, I believe). I did learn how to write shell scrips on it though, so I guess I came out even. Unix in the bad ole days could make you sweat bullets... N0body ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more!