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MiNT is Not TOS: A Multitasking Operating System Extension for the Atari ST
Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Eric R. Smith.
Copyright 1992,1993,1994 Atari Corporation
All rights reserved.
THE MiNT EXECUTABLE CODE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AS IS. ATARI
CORPORATION AND ERIC R. SMITH MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CODE, AND IN PARTICULAR
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE THIS
CODE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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Here is the executable for the newest version of MiNT. This binary
may be redistributed, subject to the conditions in the file "copying".
Please read the notice in "copying" carefully. This code is completely
unsupported; you use it at your own risk.
Instructions:
(1) To upgrade your existing MultiTOS installation:
Look in your AUTO folder. You should have a file in there
called either MINT.PRG or MINTNP.PRG. Rename that file to
MINT.BAK or MINTNP.BAK (so that you can recover if something
goes wrong). Copy the file MINTNP.PRG from this distribution
into the AUTO folder.
(2) To run MiNT without MultiTOS:
Copy MINTNP.PRG into your AUTO folder. Generally it should be
the last thing in the AUTO folder, although this is not
absolutely required; some experimentation may be necessary
to figure out where the best place to put it is.
(3) Now reboot. The new version of MiNT will run. If you have software
that knows about MiNT (e.g. MultiTOS's GEM.SYS program) then you're
all set. Otherwise, you won't notice much difference; your system
will be capable of multitasking, but unless you have a desktop or
shell that can launch multiple programs, you won't be able to
take advantage of that fact. There are many freeware shells (such
as BASH, TCSH, and TOSWIN) that can let you multitask when used
with MiNT.
OK, those are pretty slim instructions. Sorry. If you have trouble
using MiNT, I'd suggest you get a pre-packaged version, e.g. MultiTOS,
or the MiNTos distribution, or something like that.