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Archive-name: minix-info Version: $Id: Info_Sheet,v 1.18 1994/05/01 02:44:39 overby Exp overby $ [From Andy Tanenbaum <ast@cs.vu.nl> 28 August 1993] MINIX INFORMATION SHEET 1. WHAT IS MINIX 1.5 MINIX 1.5 is a new version of an operating system that is very similar to UNIX. MINIX has been written from scratch, and therefore does not contain any AT&T code--not in the kernel, the compiler, the utilities, or the libraries. For this reason it can be made available with the complete source code (on diskette). It runs on the IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, 386, and most clones. Versions are also available for the Atari ST, Macintosh, Amiga and Sun SparcStation. This version (1.5) is a major improvement over all previous releases, with many new features, fewer bugs (hopefully), much better performance, and proper documentation. The old versions have been in widespread use all over the world for 3 years. There are probably tens of thousands of users. 2. MINIX 1.5 FEATURES (IBM, Macintosh, Atari, Amiga and SparcStation versions) - System call compatible with V7 of the UNIX operating system - Full multiprogramming (multiple programs can run at once) - Kernighan and Ritchie compatible C compiler - Shell that is functionally identical to the Bourne shell - Five editors (emacs subset, vi clone, ex, ed, and simple screen editor) - Over 175 utilities (cat, cp, ed, grep, kermit, ls, make, sort, etc.) - Over 200 library procedures (atoi, fork, malloc, read, stdio, etc.) - Spelling checker with 40,000 word English dictionary - Full source code (in C) supplied on diskettes (OS, utilities, libraries) - Easy-to-read manual telling all about MINIX and how to install and use it 3. ADDITIONAL FEATURES In addition to the above features, there are other features present in some (but not all) versions of MINIX 1.5. Some of these are listed below. 3.1 ADDITIONAL MINIX 1.5 FEATURES (IBM VERSION): - Runs in protected mode on 286 and 386 - Support for extended memory up to 16M on 286 and 386 - Up to 3 simultaneous users on one machine - RS-232 serial line support with terminal emulation, kermit, zmodem, etc. - Distributed computing on Ethernet (remote login, etc.) 3.2 ADDITIONAL MINIX 1.5 FEATURES (MACINTOSH VERSION): - Up to 3 simultaneous users on one machine - RS-232 serial line support with terminal emulation, kermit, zmodem, etc. - Runs under Multifinder - Includes support for multiple user windows 3.3 ADDITIONAL MINIX 1.5 FEATURES (ATARI ST VERSION) - Up to 2 simultaneous users on one machine - RS-232 serial line support with terminal emulation, kermit, zmodem, etc. - Support for various real time clocks (Mega, BMS, ICD, Supra, Weide) 3.4 ADDITIONAL MINIX 1.5 FEATURES (SUN SPARCSTATION VERSION) - Native operating system. Runs on bare SparcStation hardware. - Up to 3 simultaneous users on one machine - RS-232 serial line support with terminal emulation, kermit, zmodem, etc. - Multi-windowed display driver - ANSI compatible GNU C compiler 4. HARDWARE REQUIRED - IBM: PC, XT, AT, PS/2, or 386 that is 100% hardware compatible with the IBM line. A hard disk not technically required, but is strongly recommended to take full advantage of the system. At least 512K of RAM is required, as well as a CGA, EGA, monochrome, or Hercules video card, or another card that emulates one of these. Both 5.25" and 3.5" diskettes are supported, as are printers using the parallel port and modems and terminals using the serial port. - Macintosh: Apple Macintosh Plus, SE, SE/30, II, IIcx, or IIx with at least 1M of RAM. An additional 1M of RAM and a hard disk is strongly recommended. MINIX has been tested primarily with version 6.0 and latter of the Apple system software. Problems may conceivably arise with earlier versions. Any hard disk or display that is supported by the normal Macintosh OS is also supported by MINIX. - Atari: Atari ST or Mega ST with at least 1M of RAM. Although the system will boot with only 512K, you will be very restricted in what you can do. A 720K diskette drive is required to install the software. The older 360K diskette drives are supported, but are not capable of reading the (720K) distribution disks. A hard disk is supported, but is optional. Some of the Supra hard disks are not Atari compatible, which can cause problems. A fix is available from the MINIX Centre. - Amiga: Commodore Amiga 500 or 2000 with at least 1M of RAM. One 720K diskette drive is sufficient. A hard disk is not required (or even supported). To use a hard disk with the Amiga, someone familiar with how this disk works will have to write a driver for it. If this driver is then posted to the net, it will be possible to use a hard disk with MINIX on the Amiga. Minix will NOT run on 68020 and larger Amiga systems. - Sparc: Sun SparcStation 1, 1+ or IPC. Does NOT run on a SparcStation 2 and has not yet been tested on a SLC, IPX or ELC. A floppy disk drive is required, a SCSI hard disk is not required but strongly recommended to take full advantage of the system. 4MB RAM is sufficient to run Minix, up to 64MB is supported. The monochrome framebuffer (bw2) as well as a color framebuffer (cg3 or cg6) are supported. SCSI hard disks can be used and even booted from. Ethernet, mouse and audio are not supported. Printers can only be connected via a serial port. 5. PARTIAL LIST OF UTILITIES INCLUDED IN MINIX 1.5 animals ar ascii at atrun backup badblocks banner basename bawk btoa cal cat cdiff cgrep chgrp chip chmem chmod chown clr cmp comm compress cp cpdir crc cron ctags cut date dd de df dhrystone diff diskcheck dosdir dosread doswrite du echo ed elle ex expand expr factor fgrep file find fold fortune fsck gather getlf getty grep gres head ic id ifdef indent inodes kill last leave ln login look lpr ls m4 machine mail make man mined mkdir mkfs mknod modem more mount mref mv nm nroff od passwd paste patch pr prep pretty printenv printroot ps pwd readall readfs recover ref rev rm rmdir roff rz sed shar size sleep sort spell split strings strip stty su sum sync sz tail tar tee term termcap test time touch tr traverse treecmp true tset tsort ttt umount unexpand uniq unshar update users uud uue vi vol wc whatsnew whereis which who whoami width write 6. PARTIAL LIST OF LIBRARY FUNCTIONS INCLUDED IN MINIX 1.5 abort abs access alarm atoi atol bcmp bcopy chmod chown chroot ctermid ctime ctype curses cuserid doprintf dup dup2 fgetc fgets fopen fork fpathconf fprintf fputc fputs fread freopen fseek fstat ftell fwrite getcwd getdents getegid getenv geteuid getgid getutil gtty index ioctl isatty kill link lock lrand lsearch lseek malloc memccpy memchr memcmp memcpy memmove memset message mkdir mkfifo mknod mktemp nlist open opendir pathconf pause peekpoke perror rand read readdir regexp regsub rename setbuf setgid setjmp setuid signal sleep sprintf stat strerror strlen strncat strncmp strncpy strpbrk strrchr strspn system telldir termcap time times tmpnam ttyname umask umount 7. CONTENTS OF MINIX 1.5 REFERENCE MANUAL Chap. 1 INTRODUCTION Chap. 2 INSTALLING MINIX ON THE IBM PC, XT, AT, 386, AND PS/2 Chap. 3 INSTALLING MINIX ON THE ATARI S Chap. 4 INSTALLING MINIX ON THE COMMODORE AMIGA Chap. 5 INSTALLING MINIX ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH Chap. 6 USING MINIX Chap. 7 RECOMPILING MINIX Chap. 8 MANUAL PAGES Chap. 9 EXTENDED MAN PAGES Chap. 10 SYSTEM CALLS Chap. 11 NETWORKING App. A MINIX SOURCE CODE LISTING App. B CROSS REFERENCE MAP 8. MINIX BOOK The author of MINIX, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, has written a book describing how operating systems in general and MINIX in particular work internally. The book describes an earlier version (and includes a source listing), but it is still useful for understanding how MINIX works inside, even if some details are now different. The bibliographic information is: Title: Operating Systems: Design and Implementation Author: Andrew S. Tanenbaum Publisher: Prentice-Hall ISBN: 0-13-637406-9 Paperback versions are also available in English (outside North America only), French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese. The books can be ordered from any bookstore. 9. MINIX DEMONSTRATION DISKS MINIX demonstration disks for the PC line, the Atari, the Macintosh and the SparcStation (but for technical reasons, not the Amiga) are available. The IBM, Atari and SparcStation versions can be obtained by anonymous FTP over the internet. All three can be obtained from Prentice-Hall (see below). The demo disks contained a very, very stripped down version of MINIX, just to give an idea of what it can do. The demo disk is accompanied by a 30-page manual. To get either free demo disk and its manual, use ftp to connect to ftp.cs.vu.nl (192.31.231.42) and look in pub/minix. There is a file READ_ME that is there and tells you what is in the directory and how to use it. 10. HOW TO ORDER MINIX 1.5 MINIX 1.5 is being sold by Prentice-Hall. The product numbers and prices are as follows: - MINIX 1.5 for the IBM: 5 1/4" (0-13-585076-2) $169 - MINIX 1.5 for the IBM: 3 1/2" (0-13-585068-1) $169 - MINIX 1.5 for the Amiga (0-13-585043-6) $169 - MINIX 1.5 for the Atari (0-13-585035-5) $169 - MINIX 1.5 for the Macintosh (0-13-585050-9) $169 - MINIX 1.5 for the Sun SparcStation (0-13-579632-6) $169 - MINIX 1.5 IBM demo disk (0-13-582768-x) $10 - MINIX 1.5 Macintosh demo disk (0-13-582784-1) $10 - MINIX 1.5 Atari demo disk (0-13-582792-2) $10 - MINIX 1.5 SparcStation demo disk (0-13-585232- ) $10 Sales tax and shipping are extra; Prices are slightly higher outside the U.S. All versions include the executable binaries, a detailed manual, the complete source code (on diskettes), and an attractively typeset, cross-referenced listing of the operating system code. P-H is making a big effort to get software stores to keep MINIX in stock. The easiest way to order it is to go to a software store and ask them for it. If they don't stock it, they can always order it. Alternatively, you can order directly by email, FAX, phone, or mail from Prentice-Hall as follows. In North America and the Far East To order by email: books@prenhall.com To order by FAX: (515) 284-2607 To order by phone: (800) 374-1200 FAX 515-284-2607 To order by mail: Prentice Hall/Paramount Publishing Order Processing Center P.O. Box 11071 Des Moines, IO 50336-1071 In UK/Europe To order by email: Not possible To order by FAX: +44 442 882265 To order by phone: +44 442 881900 (UK number) To order by mail: Order Dept. Simon & schuster International Group Campus 400 Marylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead Herts. HP2 7E2 ENGLAND For email and FAX orders, please include the product name and number, your name and address, and your MasterCard or VISA card number and expiration date. If you wish delivery by Federal Express (costs extra), please indicate so. MINIX can also be ordered from the following addresses: In England: The MINIX Centre Forncett End Norwich Norfolk NR16 1HT England 0953-789345 In Germany: Prentice Hall Feldtorweg 24 D3406 Bovenden 1 Germany In the Benelux: Computer Collectief Amstel 312-A 1017 AP Amsterdam Holland FAX: +31 20 622-6668 In Scandinavia: Frank O'Donell P.O. Box 88 1371 Asker Norway In Spain and Deborah Worth Portugal: Appartado Numero 50672 Madrid Spain In Italy: Jim Blaho Piazza Santo Spirito 17 50125 Florence Italy In Greece: Vassilis Zahos Kritonos 5-7 GR 11634 Athens Greece In Turkey: Atilla Gullu Milli Mudafaa Cad 14/7 Kizilay Ankara Turkey In Australia: Prentice Hall Australia, PO Box 151, Brookvale NSW 2100 ``Use our FAST PHONE SERVICE by calling Liz Guthrie SYDNEY (02) 939 1333'' If you have previously purchased MINIX from Prentice-Hall, you can get a discount of $60, but only if you order by mail and include the label from the original PH boot disk (or the entire disk) with your letter. Not valid for email, phone or FAX orders since you must enclose the original boot disk label (not a photocopy). Mail orders can be by credit card or check for $169. You will be billed for tax and shipping. 11. LEGAL STATUS OF MINIX Although MINIX is supplied with the complete source code, it is copyrighted software. It is not public domain. It is also not like GNU. However, the copyright owner, Prentice-Hall has granted permission to bona fide universities to copy the software for use in courses and in university research projects. It is also permitted for MINIX owners to change the software to suit their needs and to distribute diff listings containing their changes freely. The shrink-wrap license that comes with MINIX states that you may legally make two backup copies of the software. Prentice-Hall is being much less strict than other software vendors. Please do not abuse this. Companies that wish to embed MINIX in commercial systems or sell MINIX-based products should call (212) 753-7753 to discuss licensing terms. 12. NEWS ABOUT MINIX Since its introduction in January 1987, there has been a large an active USENET newsgroup about MINIX, comp.os.minix. It currently has about 25,000 members. Over 12,000 messages have been posted to this group so far. These messages have contained questions, bug reports, bug fixes, new software, and diff listings to allow current users to update to new releases for free. It is the intention to continue this policy into the indefinite future. MINIX users on Bitnet can be put on a mailing list by sending mail to: info-minix-request@udel.edu. Various archives store newsgroup traffic for newcomers to the newsgroup. 13. FUTURE PLANS The major current project is bringing MINIX into conformance with the IEEE POSIX P1003.1 and P1003.2 standards. This will (hopefully) occur with V2.0, perhaps in 1992 (keep thinking "Next Year"). V2.0 will also be provided with an ANSI C compiler. Various people are currently working on 32-bit versions of MINIX for the 386, and numerous other projects. To keep up, subscribe to the comp.os.minix newsgroup. 14. ANSI C, PASCAL, AND MODULA 2 COMPILERS FOR MINIX A package containing the following compilers is available commercially: - ANSI C, conforming to ANS X3.159-1989 - Modula-2, conforming to "Report on The Programming Language Modula-2", in "Programming in Modula-2, 3rd ed." by Niklaus Wirth, Springer-verlag, 1983 - Pascal confrming to level 1 of BSI standard BS 6192: 1982 (ISO 7185), with a few small exceptions Also, a Modula-2 makefile generator and some utilities for handling relocatable object files are included (aal, nm, size, strip, etc). Complete libraries for ANSI C, Pascal, and Modula 2 are provided. This package is available in 4 different versions: - 5.25" DS/DD floppies for 8088/286/386 (4 360K floppies); - 5.25" DS/HD floppies for 8088/286/386 (1 1.2M floppy); - 3.5" DS/DD floppies for 8088/286/386 (2 720K floppies); - 3.5" DS/DD floppies for Commodore Amiga or Atari ST (2 720K floppies). Many problems with the old Minix C compiler have been resolved: - All versions have separate as and ld programs. Asld is gone. - Floating point is now supported - Library is greatly improved and is ANSI conformant - A program aal is provided to manage libraries (ranlib-like) The package is available from two companies: Transmediair Products & Support B.V. Unipress Software Melkweg 3 2025 Lincoln Highway 3721 RG Bilthoven Edison, NJ 08817 The Netherlands U.S.A. Tel: +31 30 281820 Tel: +1 908 287 2100 FAX: +31 30 292294 FAX: +1 908 287 4929 Email: msk@unipress.com Transmediair charges US $200,- for the 4 floppy PC version, US $150,- for the other versions. Unipress charges US $199,- for all versions. 15. SunOS Minix SunOS Minix is a version of Minix that runs as a user process on Sun 3s and 4s running SunOS 4.X. In SunOS Minix, the processor time used is the time allocated to the SunOS process running SunOS Minix, each file system is a SunOS file, and the console is /dev/tty of the SunOS process. Also, it is possible for multiple users to log into a single instance of SunOS Minix. SunOS Minix runs as a user process, so does not require a dedicated machine. Also, multiple instance of SunOS Minix can run on a single machine simultaneously without interfering with each other. SunOS Minix is produced by applying a set of patches to Mac Minix 1.5 (both 1.5.10.0 and 1.5.10.1 can be used) or PC Minix 1.5. Also, Atari Minix has been used as the base version by at least one person. The SunOS Minix patches are available via anonymous ftp from csc.canterbury.ac.nz in the file SMX_2_00.TAR_Z in the UNIX directory. Also in version 2 of SunOS Minix is our first efforts at providing support for Solaris 2.0. Any enquiries should be sent to paul@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz. There is a SunOS Minix mailing list. Postings and admin requests for the mailing list should be sent to the same address. 16. WHERE CAN I GET PAST POSTINGS AND PROGRAMS? Many sites keep archives of MINIX-related material, ranging from archives of articles posted to more organized repositories of programs posted to the net. The complete MINIX distribution is NOT (repeat NOT) available from any online archive. This is not permitted. Only the newsgroup traffic is stored there. List Archives: bugs.nosc.mil Current louie.udel.edu July '87 - Dec '89 (?) vm1.nodak.edu Current year Formal Archives (MINIX sources): aerospace.aero.org atari.archive.umich.edu bugs.nosc.mil en.ecn.purdue.edu ftp.Uni-Koeln.DE ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de gem.stack.urc.tue.nl hub.cs.jmu.edu louie.udel.edu minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au osceola.cs.ucf.edu plains.nodak.edu sauna.hut.fi sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au star.cs.vu.nl suned.zoo.cs.yale.edu vm1.nodak.edu wuarchive.wustl.edu ftp.vmars.tuwien.ac.at doc.ic.ac.uk NL-MUG 16.1. File Transfer on the Internet If you are on the Internet, you can get files from many places with the file transfer protocol ("FTP"). When connecting to the host system, use the user-name "anonymous" and any password. Most systems will ask for your "ident" as a password. It is considered good etiquette to use either your login name or mail address when asked. Once connected, look for a "README" file which should give further information about the archive. Consult your local documentation on the use of your FTP application program (generally called "ftp"). Please be nice to the FTP sites by restricting your use to non-business hours. The following sites provide Anonymous FTP aerospace.aero.org [130.221.192.10] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910115 Subdir: . afio, bcc, clam1.3, clam bins, cpp, cppmake, elvis1.1, estdio20a, format, fp, getty, shoelace1.0a atari.archive.umich.edu [141.211.164.8] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . afio, bcc, clam1.3, clam bins, cpp, cppmake, elvis1.1, estdio20a, format, fp, getty, shoelace1.0a This site has a mail server, atari@atari.archive.umich.edu bugs.nosc.mil [128.49.16.1] directory pub/Minix Last checked: 930127 Subdir: . compatibility.new (Sept'90 version of the Minix Compatibility List), posixlist (volunteers posixing utilities) subjects.90, subjects.91, subjects.92 (list of articles in subdirs articles.) subjects.ast (list of Andy Tanenbaum's articles in subdir articles.ast) Subdir: articles.91 Subdir: articles.92 Archive of many comp.os.minix articles 1991-2 earlier years rolled out to tape Subdir: articles.ast Archive of many comp.os.minix articles by Andy Tanenbaum since 1987 (on tape) Subdir: common-pkgs c386-4.2, cccp, clam, copt-src, dfrag, dict-words, egrep, elle-src, elvis, estdio21, karn-tcpip, less, mxkermit, mxuucp, mxuupc, nlmug-uucp, ns-stdio, paste, ro, small-c, symlinks, termios, zterm Subdir: d1.1-1.2 Diffs for PC-Minix1.1 -> PC-Minix1.2 Subdir: d1.2-1.3 Diffs for PC-Minix1.2 -> PC-Minix1.3 Subdir: evans 386-minix diffs and bcc Subdir: mgr Mgr window manager, mono plus alpha color Subdir: pc-bin compiler, basic, db, patch, xlisp, etc. Subdir: pc-pkgs bootmenu, bootmon, cagney-mcc, db, format, miller-boot-hd, mullen-turboc, overby-boot, ps, s2asm, stevie-pc, vm, xt2_wini Subdir: st-pkgs 68kfloat, mdb en.ecn.purdue.edu [128.46.129.59] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910115 Subdir: . UU-Minix (UUCP), minixfloat (8088 Floating Point) ftp.Uni-Koeln.DE [134.95.80.1] directory /thp/minix "echo" of ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de, for use only if that site causes problems ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de [134.95.64.1] directory minix Last checked: 910218 Subdir: adelaide Mirror copies of various minix ftp sites Subdir: ccadfa [the directory structure used is roughly the Subdir: dsrgsun same as on the original hosts] Subdir: dynamo Subdir: jmu Subdir: plains Subdir: sky-luke Subdir: star Subdir: suphys Subdir: tuwien Subdir: uit Subdir: gnu bash, cv68, gcompile, gnu, kdiffs Subdir: gnu/m68k binaries and partly diffs of new ports of GNU sw to the m68k (i.e. atari, amiga, mac) [This directory will be extended to hold all the diffs sometime in the future.] Subdir: minix PC and ST Minix upgrade kits and official patches Subdir: net Various stuff collected from c.o.m. postings: cv68-v3, cc, clam-1.4.1, disem, fad-ld, fp-st, mail-1.8, mroff, news, nlmug, sysupd1, umail-3.45, vc-8, wmail-3.63+ gem.stack.urc.tue.nl [131.155.2.59] Last checked: Never (net posting) Subdir: pub/aminix1.5.10.2 AmigaMINIX 1.5.10.1 -> 1.5.10.2 hub.cs.jmu.edu [134.126.20.10] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910115 Subdir: . hd_minix (MINIX-PC hd-boot package) louie.udel.edu [128.175.1.3, 128.175.2.33] directory info-minix Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . comp.os.minix archives (July '87 - Dec '89) minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au [131.236.20.70] Last checked: 940430 Subdir: . Archive of comp.os.minix postings (Nov '89 to now!), The Minix Compatibility List, Infosheet and FAQsheet Subdir: clam The official residence of the clam shell Subdir: demodisk Demodisks for PC, Amiga and Atari Subdir: manuals The online manuals Subdir: uucp1.3 osceola.cs.ucf.edu [???] Last checked: never Subdir: pub/minix MacMinix patches plains.nodak.edu [134.129.111.64] directory pub/Minix Last checked: 940430 NOTE: this site is now stagnant! Subdir: . compress, README, ls-RC Subdir: ftp.cs.vu.nl mirror of ftp.cs.vu.nl:pub/Minix,7/15/93 Subdir: all.contrib clunie-yacc, check_crc, cvw-cc, elle41, elvis1.4, getty, mail, tar_fix, u-mail, uucp, w-mail, xargs Subdir: doc Compatibility (Aug'90 version of the Minix Compatibility List), Copyright-info, Infosheet, PC-CC-comments, PC-Compilers, Questions, RefMan, ST-Compilers, Upgrading, mailaddr, posix.2, remote_file_server Subdir: mugnet.sources Index + the sources Subdir: oz (echo of sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au: local) GlenO.tute, bcc, clam1.3, clam bins, cpp, cppmake, db, dirent-hack, duck, elvis1.1, estdio20a, estdio21, extra, format, fp, incl_sys_13, ksh_patches, lmakefiles, ls, mcc, pam, s2asm, shoelace10a, uname, vc-ph1.5 Subdir: pc Bnews, afio, byacc, c, clock, comic1.0, conv, crypt, dosread, file, format, lharc-1.2, multiboot, nrchbar, p, ps, s2asm, shared-text, symlinks, talk, unzip30, uucp-util, uucp, vn, vt_con, xt2_wini Subdir: st.contrib CC-68K, Infocom, bugs Subdir: st.contrib/pkgs chfont, df, flex, fonts, format, ld, mdb, vdi, zoo Subdir: st.contrib/x hcj, speed, supra Subdir: uk 16bcompress, binutils, emacs, emacsdif, gasdiff, gcc Subdir: updates Updates for Minix to 1.5.10. Also includes bug fixes for Atari, Amiga and Macintosh versions Subdir: sun Subdir: usenet "organised" postings from Usenet News sauna.hut.fi [130.233.192.1, 130.233.200.1] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . Minix exercises, minix-13d-symlink, minix-13d-vga sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.40.3] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910115 Subdir: . FETCH_ME_FIRST, README_386, ls-l.Z Subdir: adm/upgrade_kit DIRECTIONS, PH_1.5_Intro, things_to_doc Subdir: local (Echoed on plains.nodak.edu pub/Minix/oz) GlenO.tute, bcc, clam1.3, clam bins, cpp, cppmake, db, dirent-hack, duck, elvis1.1, estdio20a, estdio21, extra, format, fp, incl_sys_13, ksh_patches, lmakefiles, ls, mcc, pam, s2asm, shoelace10a, uname, vc-ph1.5 Subdir: upgrades Upgrades for Minix to 1.5.10. star.cs.vu.nl [192.31.231.42] directory pub/sreiz/minix Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . Patches to AmigaMinix to boot off hard disk suned.zoo.cs.yale.edu [128.36.21.1] directory src/bin/zip Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . Zip for Minix vm1.nodak.edu [134.129.111.1] directory minix-l Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . comp.os.minix archives (current and past year) This site has a mail server, listserv@vm1.nodak.edu wuarchive.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4] directory mirrors/misc/minix Last checked: 910212 Subdir: . Diffs for PC-Minix1.1 -> PC-Minix1.2 ftp.vmars.tuwien.ac.at [128.130.39.19] directory pub/minix Last checked: 910213 Subdir: hp Patches to keyboard for German characters Subdir: net bcc, c386, c68, cpp, cppmake, less, shoelace10a 16.2. Mail Servers Some archive sites provide access to their archives with a server program that responds to commands mailed to it. 16.2.1. doc.ic.ac.uk An archive of the worthwhile postings from the comp.os.minix newsgroup is available from uk.ac.ic.doc either via mail or by GUEST niftp. For details about how to access this service send a mail message with NO Subject: field to: info-server@uk.ac.ic.doc and a message body of: request catalogue topic minix request end This will mail you back details of the various ways to obtain the files. This service is only available inside the UK. We have no funds to send such mail internationally. This archive service is run by Lee McLoughlin. Janet: lmcl@uk.ac.ukc, lmjm@uk.ac.ic.doc DARPA: lmjm%uk.ac.ic.doc@ucl-cs Uucp: lmjm@icdoc.UUCP, ukc!icdoc!lmjm 16.2.2. vm1.nodak.edu North Dakota State University is the host site for distribution of the info-minix mailing list (also known as minix-l), which is bidirectionally gatewayed to the Usenet group Comp.os.minix. We maintain archives of all list traffic from within the past year or so (depending on space availability). Archives are available via Anonymous FTP on the Internet, and LIST-SERV file requests from other networks. Our server is: Internet: listserv@vm1.NoDak.EDU [134.129.111.1] Bitnet: listserv@ndsuvm1 UUCP: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv If you do not have Internet access, you may request files be sent to you by our LISTSERV file server by sending it commands in the body of a mail message. To obtain a list of the files, the INDEX command is used: INDEX MINIX-L The GET command will instruct LISTSERV to send you a file, such as: get minix-l LOG9005A minix-l to get the file "MINIX-L LOG9005A" from the directory "MINIX-L". The filename tells what year, month, and week it is from: MINIX-L LOGyymmw where "yy" is the year, "mm" is the numeric month and "w" is an alphabetic character from A to E indicating what week of the month. Several months of log files are kept on-line, the number depending on disk space availability. Due to the 80-character per line (punched card) limit on Bitnet mail, many of the files will be shipped using an encoding scheme that allows logical lines to be split up into many physical lines. On Bitnet, this is normally the IBM "DISK DUMP" or "NETDATA" format, and for ther networks it is "List- serv Punch". Listserv Punch was designed by Listserv's author and is designed to send files with lines longer than 80 characters thru the Bitnet gateways. A special program to decode the file once it has arrived at your site. Information on obtaining a program to decode listserv punch format is sent with each encoded file. If you would rather have a file sent to you uuencoded, you may specify that in your GET command: get minix info minix f=uuencode please note that the file, once decoded, will be in EBCDIC! SEARCHING THE MAILING LIST LOGS WITH LISTSERV If you are looking for a specific article, or set of articles, you can perform searches on this directory using the Database functions of Listserv. For example, to obtain a "Subject" index of the MINIX-L archives, send the listserv a file or mail with the following "job" in the message body: // JOB Echo=No Database Search DD=Rules //Rules DD * search * in minix-l since 90/04/01 index and you will be sent a file containing all of the 'Subject:' lines sent to the mailing list since December 1, 1989. If you wish to request one or more items, replace the 'index' line in the above job with "print [ref-num]", where "refnum" is the reference number from the index listing. Documentation on this and other database functions is available by sending the command "INFO DATABASE" to the listserv. To obtain more information on the listserv, send the command: INFO ? and you will be enlightened with a list of available documentation on using LISTSERV. This archive is automatically maintained by the list server. It is located at North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND USA (46 52 N / 96 48 W city) 16.3. Publicly accessable Bulletin Boards For people without a network connection, there are PC-based Electronic Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) that has carry various MINIX topics. 16.3.1 NLMUG-ONLINE ("minixug"), (02522) 18363 in Holland. 300,1200,2400 baud, 8,n,1. No registration required, no donations accepted. Everyone gets 60 minutes/day. No upload/download ratios (but don't be a jerk!) This BBS is run by Fred van Kempen <waltje@minixug.mugnet.org> 16.3.2 The Picayune (milo.ndsu.nodak.edu) in North Dakota, USA - validation takes a day or so - no download limits - read access to Usenet News - access to FTP area on plains.nodak.edu, wuarchive.wustl.edu 701-232-2573 3/12/24 701-237-7790 3/12/24 701-237-4281 9600+ V.42 701-237-4752 9600+ V.42 This system is run on Interactive 386/ix by the NDSU Student Chapter of the ACM 17. MINIX Compatibility List (1 August 1990) Introduction ============ This is a list of machines that MINIX has reportedly run on. An updated version of this list will be posted when a sufficient number of entries have been added or changed or when requested. PC MINIX ======== Version 1.0 is the version in Tanenbaum's book, "Operating Systems: Design and Implementation". Version 1.1 is the initially released version and the differences between it and 1.0 are minor. Version 1.2 was released next and followed a year later by 1.3. Version 1.4 was only released to Usenet. Currently, Prentice-Hall ships version 1.5 (known as 1.5.10 to Usenet). Version 2.0 is in the planning stages and should be available late "next year". Only compatibility with PC MINIX 1.3 and greater is now reported in this list. ST MINIX ======== Version 1.1 is the currently available version and is currently available from Prentice-Hall. Version 1.5 exists on the Net, but is not yet available from Prentice-Hall. Explanation of List =================== Each list is sorted in alphabetic order. Each line is an entry that represents a portion of a report received by the editor. Each entry is a report of how well a specific version of Minix worked on a specific machine or other piece of hardware. Each entry appears as a single line in the following format: ------------------------- ---- - -------- -------- ------------------------- 1111111111111111111111111 2223 4 55555555 66666666 7777777777777777777777777 where each field is defined as: 1 - Hardware type. The type of hardware on which MINIX was tested. 2 - MINIX Version. The version of MINIX tested on the hardware. x.y indicates that the version is unknown. 3 - Subversion. The subversion of the above MINIX version. E.g., the subversion of 1.5.0 is 0. If the subversion is not known, an 'x' will be found in the field. 4 - Report Status. This will be Y (Yes, MINIX worked on the version), N (No, MINIX did not work on this version) or P (Yes, MINIX worked on the version, but a patch was required). 5 - Date of Report. When the report was received. 6 - Report Submitter. This is a reference to the individual who submitted the report. A list of submitters is included with the report. 7 - Additional Comments. Additional, useful comments added by the submitter. There are two major sections at this time. The first is PC MINIX 1.x and the other is ST MINIX 1.x. Other sections may be added as needed (e.g., an AMIGA MINIX or PC MINIX 2.x section). At this time, within each section are two subsections. The first is Basic Operation (whether MINIX runs on the machine at all) and Optional Hardware (whether it works with specific added hardware, such as Disk Controllers and Video Cards). Other subsections may be added as needed. The Compatibility List ====================== PC MINIX 1.x ============ Basic Operation ----- --------- AMSTRAD PC1512 1.3x Y 07/10/89 regisr hd2 does not work AST 286 1.3x Y 02/25/89 dlawyer AST Premium 386-16 1.4x Y 09/15/89 al AT&T 6312 1.3x Y 03/02/90 timborn AT&T 6312 1.50 Y 03/02/90 timborn AT&T 6312 1.53 Y 03/02/90 timborn Blue Chip PC 1.3x Y 02/21/89 pa1343 Parallel port didn't work Bull Micral System 200 1.3x Y 01/24/90 higgs Club American 386/33-C1 1.3x Y 01/03/90 anderson Commodore PC 30 III 1.3x Y 09/22/89 cbo Commodore PC-60 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Compaq 386 1.3x Y 02/22/89 japplega Compaq Deskpro 1.3x Y 03/06/90 HIGGINS CompuAdd 286/12 1.3x P 02/21/89 MICHAELB Computer Prod. United 286 1.3x Y 01/22/90 gnf3e Computer Prod. United 286 1.5x Y 01/22/90 gnf3e DTK/ERSO XT Turbo mtherbd 1.3x P 05/29/89 lyle Changed xt_wini.c, floppy.c DTK 286 mtherbd (@10MHz) 1.3x Y 03/02/90 MC02015 Must remove bus mouse Epson AX3 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast HD failed Everex 1800B (AT clone) 1.3x Y 01/03/90 anderson HD works but flakey Everex Apex 1.3x Y 03/02/90 MC02015 Freecom AT 386/20 1.4a Y 10/19/89 waltje Freecom AT 386/25 1.4a Y 10/19/89 waltje Freecom AT 386/33 1.4a Y 10/19/89 waltje Gateway 2000 286 (@16MHz) 1.3x Y 08/10/89 tbunnell Gateway 2000 286 (@16MHz) 1.4x Y 08/10/89 tbunnell Gateway 2000 286 (@16MHz) 1.4 Y 08/10/89 tbunnell Protected Mode Minix HP Vectra CS 1.3x P 01/02/90 lammert Multiple patches IBM PC/AT @6MHz 1.3x P 09/22/89 al@escom using Leisner's at_wini IBM PS/2 Model 80 1.3x P 05/29/89 ackerman JDR Microdevices Turbo XT 1.3x Y 05/29/89 jds Laser XT/2 1.3x Y 01/11/90 hansvoss program switched CPU-speed Laser 386/20 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Laser 386/25 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Leading Edge Model D 1.3x Y 03/03/89 supple Changed to work w/30M HD Leading Edge Model D2 1.3x Y 02/22/89 hedrick Micro Generation 386 1.3x Y 10/30/89 surry Micro Generation 386 1.4x Y 10/30/89 surry NEC Powermate 386 1.3x Y 02/22/89 japplega Olivetti M290 1.3x Y 07/10/89 wezel Proteus Tech. Model 1800e 1.3x Y 09/13/89 lance HD problems Sun IPC 1.3x Y 02/22/89 paula Screen shifts when scroll Tandon 386/16 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Tandy 1000 1.3x P 02/22/89 japplega Tandy 1000A 1.3x P 02/22/89 donw Tandy 1000A 1.3x P 02/22/89 japplega Tandy 1000SX 1.3x P 02/22/89 japplega Tandy 3000 1.3x Y 01/31/90 umbaugh Load root fs w/"u" at boot Tandy 3000HL 1.3x Y 01/31/90 umbaugh Load root fs w/"u" at boot Tandy 3000NL 1.3x Y 01/31/90 umbaugh Load root fs w/"u" at boot Tandy 4000 1.3x Y 01/31/90 umbaugh Load root fs w/"u" at boot TI Business Pro 1.3x N 02/22/89 japplega Toshiba T1100+ 1.3x Y 05/29/89 jds Toshiba 5100 1.3x Y 05/02/89 nfs HD patch at bugs.nosc.mil Toshiba 5100 1.50 Y 01/31/90 nfs Tulip 386/25 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Unisys PW2 850 1.3x Y 05/01/89 allan Win Labs Turbo-AT 1.3x P 01/22/90 gnf3e Win Labs AT/386 1.3x P 01/22/90 gnf3e Wyse 386/16 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Zenith 159 1.3x Y 08/23/89 dirk HD problems Zenith Z183 1.3x Y 02/22/89 japplega Zenith Z248 1.4a Y 10/02/89 ast Zenith Turbosport 386-12 1.4x Y 10/20/89 al Optional Hardware -------- -------- AST EGA, color monitor 1.3x Y 01/28/89 dlawyer Casper EGA, color monitor 1.3x Y 10/30/89 surry Casper EGA, color monitor 1.4x Y 10/30/89 surry CMS Hard Card (20 Meg) 1.3x Y 02/21/89 pa1343 Epson LQ5000 1.3x Y 01/31/90 umbaugh Not tested extensively. Everex Micro Enhancer 1.3x Y 10/30/89 surry Vid card ok w/emulation off Everex Micro Enhancer 1.4x Y 10/30/89 surry Vid card ok w/emulation off IBM PS/2 Mod 50 HD 1.3x N 01/28/89 allbery Controller incompatible Panasonic 1091 printer 1.3x N 01/28/89 mullen Loses chars Persyst BOB 1.3x Y 01/28/89 mullen Printers (various) 1.3x N 01/28/89 various Characters are dropped Seagate ST4096 80 Meg 1.3x Y 10/30/89 surry Use at_wini.c as wini.c Seagate ST4096 80 Meg 1.4x Y 10/30/89 surry Use at_wini.c as wini.c Toshiba MK134 HD 1.3x Y 01/13/90 bc WD1006V-SR2 HD Controller 1.3x Y 01/13/90 bc ST MINIX 1.x ============ Basic Operation ----- --------- 1040ST (old TOS) 1.1 Y 05/31/89 uli 1040ST 1.1 Y 06/02/89 rcd Mega ST4 1.1 Y 05/31/89 uli With or without Blitter Optional Hardware -------- -------- Adaptec MFM controller 1.1 Y 06/02/89 rcd BMS 100 HD 1.1 Y 01/28/89 wheels fine BMS Host Adapter 1.1 Y 06/02/89 rcd ICD Host Adapter x.x Y 08/10/89 diana use it with ST277N SCSI Megafile 60 1.1 Y 05/31/89 uli Miniscribe 3425 1.1 Y 05/31/89 rcd SH 204 1.1 Y 05/31/89 uli SH 205 1.1 Y 05/31/89 uli SH 205 (with 40M NEC HD) 1.1 Y 05/31/89 uli Seagate ST225 HD 1.1 Y 06/02/89 rcd Supra HD 1.1 ? 01/28/89 various some can, some can't SUBMITTERS ========== [ackerman] uunet!uvm-gen!griffin!ackerman [al] al@escom.com [allan] allan@esprit.UUCP [allbery] allbery%ncoast@hal.cwru.edu [anderson] anderson@macc.wisc.edu [ast] ast@cs.vu.nl [bc] bc@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu [cbo] cbo@cs.vu.nl [diana] eichert%uservx.decnet@ddnvx2.afwl.af.mil [dirk] herrhoyman@uwecvaxc.bitnet [donw] donw@rwing.UUCP [gnf3e] gnf3e@virginia.edu [hansvoss] hhinsi!v882087@relay.EU.net [hedrick] hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu [higgs] higgs_m@p1.lancsp.ac.uk [HIGGINS] HIGGINS@LISO1.dnet.ge.com [japplega] japplega@csm9a.colorado.edu [jds] jds@mimsy.umd.edu [lammert] lammert@gufalet.rug.nl [lancer] lancer@gacvax1.bitnet [lyle] lyle@cse.ogc.edu [mark-gei] Mark-Geisert@ladc.bull.com [MC02015] MC02015%SWTEXAS.BITNET [MICHAELB] MICHAELB@vms.macc.wisc.edu [mullen] mullen@sdsu.UUCP [ncoverby] ncoverby@ndsuvax.UUCP [nfs] nfs@princeton.edu [pa1343] pa1343@sdcc15.ucsd.edu [paula] paula@atc.boeing.com [rcd] rcd@mtqua.att.com [regisr] felix!well!regisr [supple] ecn.purdue.edu [surry] surry@hq.af.mil [tbunnell] bunnell@henry.asel.udel.edu [timborn] timborn@timborn@ATT.COM [uli] uli%analyt.chemie.uni-bochum.dbp.de [umbaugh] umbaugh@evax.arl.utexas.edu [waltje] minixug!waltje@kyber.UUCP [wezel] wezel@bio.vu.nl [wheels] wheels@mks.UUCP