Xref: utzoo comp.os.minix:6455 comp.sys.amiga:37153 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!paone From: paone@aramis.rutgers.edu (Phil Paone) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Minix for the Amiga...vaporware Message-ID: Date: 20 Jul 89 10:55:40 GMT References: <1610@uw-entropy.ms.washington.edu> <1989Jul13.124053.27543@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <2882@ast.cs.vu.nl> <7336@cbmvax.UUCP> <12195@s.ms.uky.edu> <12212@s.ms.uky.edu> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 14 Why would you want it? Outside of the fact that it is another OS and it is UNIX-like, you get the full source code. It is not made to replace the natural multi-tasking for your day to day uses, but to teach you about how a real OS is put together. In some ways it is better then UNIX with a source license, since it is very clean code. So, unless you already have your Master's in OS design, there is something to learn. -- Phil Paone attmail!ppaone !rutgers.edu!topaz.edu!ppaone paone@topaz.rutgers.edu "Dinna ya know a jailbreak when ya see it?"