@lproven With that Coherent setup I also used UUCP over dial-up to send email via an Italian provider connected to an Internet gateway at Rutgers University. My paid plan carried Usenet too but I never used it.
I was living in the future. I recall a Computer Science professor at the university I was a student at impressed by a mail I sent him.
@G3rt@Bastacosi a mio modesto parere una famiglia con reddito inferiore a 30000€ che sceglie la scuola privata si qualifica da sola. Sono d'accordisdimo con "operazione di ingegneria sociale sottile".
@amoroso@withaveeay The slightly sad thing is that I believe only the final 386 version of Coherent was made FOSS. I am not sure if the earlier 8086 and 80286 versions survived at all.
The 286 one was apparently very capable and did even more than Xenix within the tiny 64 kB process size limit the processor imposed.
I think the time has come to finish another article for my "Horror Stories", which will go on my blog. Only a few parts are missing before it's ready to be published. The time is right, I am ready 😉 Stay tuned!#StayTuned #ITNotes