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From: drs@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Darrell Schiebel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Minix for the Amiga...vaporware
Summary: Minix for Education
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Date: 15 Aug 89 17:35:56 GMT
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In article <12212@s.ms.uky.edu>, david@ms.uky.edu (Dan Chaney) writes:
> I personally don't see any need for Minix on an amiga
> 
> the native OS is nice enough, as is, to either do everything needed
> or is easily extended with off-the-shelf software.  (either PD or otherwise).
> 
> The only thing it doesn't do is support other users.  Big deal, it's
> a single user machine as far as I'm concerned.

Obviously You See No Worth in Education.  Minix and Other such Operating
Systems are Valuable if for Absolutely No Other Reason then the Fact that
They Provides the Source for a Well Written OS, thus Providing an Excellent
Example, and the Ability to Tinker with the OS.

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