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From: ghelmer@dsuvax.uucp (Guy Helmer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix 1.5.10 uptime/reliability
Keywords: minix uptime
Message-ID: <1990Jul13.170652.1893@dsuvax.uucp>
Date: 13 Jul 90 17:06:52 GMT
Organization: Dakota State University
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I'm hoping to set up my old AT&T PC6300 to run as a 24-hr mail and
public-domain server.  I have tried running Minix continuously on it
without rebooting, but after two days it started acting wierd
and after three it completely died (with very little system load!).

How long has everyone else managed to keep Minix up, and on what
systems?

I suspect an 80[23]86 might keep Minix running longer,
or point out problems better, than an 8086 or 68000, but I haven't
verified this.  I wish I could get kernel core dumps to find out
what crashed the system when it does die.

Anyway, please mail me (dsuvax!ghelmer@cs.utexas.edu) if you have any
data to contribute to my "survey" regarding length of uptime.
Please specify computer manufacturer, processor, load (low, moderate, high),
and mention anything that might be relevant.  Thanks.

-- 
Guy Helmer                             ...!bigtex!loft386!dsuvax!ghelmer
DSU Computing Services         ghelmer@dsuvax.uucp,  helmer@sdnet.bitnet
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