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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Official ST upgrade? (no chance...)
Message-ID: <3251@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 13 Sep 89 21:41:40 GMT
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Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
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In article <23780@louie.udel.EDU> SQ79%liverpool.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (Mark Powell) writes:
>
>   We ST Minix users have been left out in the cold, as far as upgrades. The
>PC has 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 & 1.4a, with talk of 1.4b and 2.0, but where is the
>ST update. 

You are basically right, unfortunately.  Since my own machine is an AT
clone, I tend to emphasize this.  I would be more than happy (not to say
delighted) if some Atari owners would port the upcoming 1.4b version to
the Atari and give me feedback about any changes needed.  I could then
incorporate these in my "master" version.  I think there is a good chance
this can be done for FS and MM.  The kernel is impossible.  If this is
done quickly, the POSIX changes that I make will be applicable to the
Atari as well.  My basic problem is lack of time, and Johan is just as
bad.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)