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- From: ericb@sierra.com (Eric Blood "intern")
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga
- Subject: Re: Minix
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.191941.29150@sierra.com>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 19:19:41 GMT
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- In article <2940003@.grenoble.hp.com> gael@.grenoble.hp.com (Gael_MARZIOU) writes:
- >> Could someone tell me exactly what Minix for the Amiga is?
-
- >Be happy, you're not dreaming.
- >Minix is an operating systems that has been written by Andrew Tanenbaum, Minix
- >runs on PC, ATARI, SPARC, MAC and AMIGA.
- >It's compatible with UNIX systems calls, some things are missing but as it comes
- >with full sources you can add what you want (if you can :-)), typically, X11
- >and networking is missing.
- >Most of the GNU software has been ported.
- >You can try a limited demo on Fish #525 then you can purchase it from
- >Prentice hall for about 180 $US.
- >Then you will have to update twice with free updates (1.5.10.1 and 1.5.10.2)
- >available by anonymous ftp.
- >With minix 1.5.10.2 you will have limited HD support, in fact it supports the
- >A590, A2091 and A3000 HD. Also this version runs on 68000, 68010, 68020 and
- >68030 processors.
- >
- >~ Gael Marziou | email : gael@hpgndl71.grenoble.hp.com ~
-
- The FAQ for Minix says that will only work on a 68000, not a 68020, or 68030.
- Other things come up like there is no hard drive support out of the box,
- you need to find a driver. Without internet access, I would think that
- would be difficult. Also it is $168 US. With that information, I bought
- the version for my IBM. I got it up and running, but would have prefered
- the Amiga version for my A3000. Now, is the FAQ correct or can I run
- Minix with my A3000 and hard drive?
-
- Eric V. Blood
- ericb@sierra.com
-