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From: culberts@hplwbc.hpl.hp.com (Bruce Culbertson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Minix runs
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Date: 28 May 90 22:37:38 GMT
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I am typing this note on a pc532 running Minix!  (I will mail it
from another machine, however.)  I logged in for the first time
yesterday (Sunday) afternoon and it has been running quite smoothly,
all things considered.  Spent today loading things onto my pc532
hard disk and fixing a few small bugs I discovered along the way.

Performance seems quite snappy aside from I/O, which is not Minix's
strong point.  The latest version, 1.5, is supposed to have faster
I/O but I am running 1.3 currently.  I have not yet investigated what
it will take to upgrade to 1.5.

Another issue I have not thought much about is how to distribute this
stuff.  I guess I can make cdiff's and send them to Phil Budne's
archive.  It will take a while to get all the sources in one place,
figure out what I changed, make diff's, package things in small
enough chunks for mail, etc.  I'll try to get this done soon but
don't hold your breath.

Bruce Culbertson