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- From: adams@pdv2.fmr.maschinenbau.th-darmstadt.de (Adams)
- Subject: Re: Minix on 68k
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- In-Reply-To: knowles@FNALNL.FNAL.GOV's message of 11 Dec 1992 20: 00:12 GMT
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 18:52:48 GMT
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- In article <1gas0cINNjmu@fnnews.fnal.gov> knowles@FNALNL.FNAL.GOV writes:
-
- > Does anyone know whether MINIX has been successfully
- > ported to the 68k? Better yet, has it ever been ported
- > to a PROM-able version suitable for inclusion into a
- > SBC such as the VME133-1?
-
- 1) Minix has been ported to 68k-architectures:
- -) to Atari ST
- -) to Amiga
- -) to Macintosh host6ed under System 6
- (not sure, that System 7 is really supported meanwhile)
-
- 2) Currently we are patching 1.5.10 (Prentice Hall) distribution to
- 1.6.23. It is said by Frans Meulenbrokes some bugs have been fixed.
- Indeed it appears to be a major rewrite .....
-
- 3) Perhaps Minix may be run solemnly from a ram disk....,
- but there was not yet any effort to make it promable.
- I would not expect, that it is even possible.
-
- best adams
-