Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!mcsun!hp4nl!star.cs.vu.nl!ast From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Mac Minox Message-ID: <3713@ast.cs.vu.nl> Date: 13 Oct 89 18:00:25 GMT References: Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) Distribution: comp Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam Lines: 23 In article pete@titan.rice.edu (Pete Keleher) writes: >1) I know that Minix is a Unix look-alike, but does it have a preemptive > scheduler? Yes. >2) I have heard that there is a Mac version, but I have never seen anything It is being beta tested now. I have personally used it, and it works fine. >3) What kind of utilities are available About 150 or so utilities exist. >4) What kind or support does the author provide? see comp.os.minix When the time comes, more will be said. When I first announced MINIX in the Christmas vacation of 1986, everybody was yelling VAPORWARE VAPORWARE because you couldn't get it until Jan 1, 1987. That particular mistake will not be repeated. There are plenty of mistakes left that have not yet been used. Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)