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From: jwindley@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Jay Windley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Mac MINIX
Message-ID: <1990Jul10.164508.1400@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
Date: 10 Jul 90 16:45:08 GMT
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I have a Macintosh SE with 1 MB RAM and a 20MB hard disk.  I have
used PC MINIX 1.2 for an intermediate operating systems class and
would like to continue playing with it on my Mac.  The questions
are:

1. Does a robust version of MINIX exist yet for the Mac?
2. Does its presence on a hard disk interfere with the normal
   Mac system and Finder?  The machine would still have to
   function occasionally as a Mac.
3. How much hard disk space is required for the bare-bones?  For
   the sources?
4. Is one meg enough RAM?
5. Does it boot from a floppy like the PC version to short-circuit
   a boot from the hard disk?
6. I have Tannenbaum's book with 1.2's kernel.  Aside from the 8088
   assembler, will this suffice for a kernel reference?

E-mail responses are fine:  jwindley@matt.ksu.ksu.edu
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