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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Re^2: What computer to get t o run Minix onk
Message-ID: <5571@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 7 Aug 89 13:31:27 GMT
References: <18515@gryphon.COM>
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <18515@gryphon.COM>, jburnes@pnet02.gryphon.com (Jim Burnes) writes:
> Peter:

> I am not trying to start a flame war.  Lets nip that idea in the bud right
> now.  Essentially the amiga and the ST are the same machines [except for
  some minor (for Minix) features]...

Isn't that what I just got through saying?

But if you want to run the native O/S as well, the semantic distance
between MINIX and AmigaOS is a lot less than between MINIX and TOS.

On the other hand, if you're into IBM-PCs, TOS is essentially MS-DOS
without the 8088 brain-damage.
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