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- From: newton@monty.apana.org.au (Mark Newton)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
- Distribution: world
- Subject: Re: Amiga version MINIX
- References: <1993Jan4.052446.7223@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>
- Message-ID: <9301067094@monty.apana.org.au>
- Organization: APANA South Australia - State mail hub
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 15:20:29 +1030
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- cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP) writes:
- > I'm really disappointed by MINIX. (even v1.5)
- > 1. no 020/030/040 supports
-
- 68020 and 68030 are supported, by the 1.5.10.1 and 1.5.10.2 patches.
- 68040 doesn't work yet, 'cos hardly anyone has one. Give it time.
-
- > 2. no MMU supports (certainly)
-
- Granted. Wanna hack it in? :-)
-
- > 3. no hard drive supports
-
- Bzzt! There are device drivers for Commodore A590, A2090, A2091 and A3000
- hard disk controllers in the 1.5.10.1 patch kit. Additionally, Michael
- L. Hitch has written a driver for GVP hard disk controllers.
-
- > 4. no AGA machine supports
-
- AGA hasn't been around for long enough. Give it time.
-
- > 5. no OS 2.x/3.x supports
-
- Of course it doesn't have any Kickstart 2.0/3.0 stuff! It doesn't
- use Kickstart at all (except for the bootstrap loader).
-
- > Come on! Why people don't do the right thing on upgrade? There is no way
- > to find the selling point of MINIX for Amiga.
-
- The upgrades to address most of your complaints already exist; they can
- be ftp'ed from ftp.cs.vu.nl, plains.nodak.edu, and probably just about
- any other major MINIX archive site.
-
- - mark
-
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