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From: chasm@attctc.DALLAS.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: UNIX for PC's
Summary: MINIX .0someday...
Keywords: UNIX, 386
Message-ID: <8584@attctc.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 8 Jul 89 22:57:46 GMT
References: <11534@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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In article <11534@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>, larsens@urubu.CS.ORST.EDU (Scott Larsen) writes:
> Does anyone know of a good UNIX (or "UNIX STYLE") operating system for a PC?
> I would like it to be (GULP!) public domian, shareware, or reasonably priced
> commmerical software, and be able to utilize the power of the 386.  Are there
> any out there that will work with an inboard 386?

The MINIX operating system is a Unix 7th Edition clone, that is currently
available for the Atari ST (68000) computers and for the IBM PC/XT/AT (and
finally the PS/2 I believe).  The Intel version uses the 8088 instruction
set, and runs on 386s but does not really take advantage of them.  A
set of patches was recently released, and with them it becomes a protected mode
Unix on 286 and 386 boxes.  A future release (2.0) will add more or less full
POSIX compatibility, and probabl even 38 unique code for those who have a
386.

Since it comes with full source, you can of course hack it to do anything
you have time for...

The software (and book: Operating Systems/Design and Implementation, by
Andy Tanenbaum) is available from Prentice-Hall.

> -- Scott

Charles
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