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From: rdc30med@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (LCDR Michael E. Dobson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Minix & 8088 laptops
Message-ID: <1990Jul26.124842.23328@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil>
Date: 26 Jul 90 12:48:42 GMT
References: <3322@litp.ibp.fr> <1990Jul26.014034.12359@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
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In article <1990Jul26.014034.12359@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> wayne@csri.toronto.edu (Wayne Hayes) writes:
>Has anyone run Minix on a 8088 laptop?  Specifically, I'd like to know
>about the Toshiba T1000SE.  If I get a T1000SE with 3 Meg, can Minix
>use the extra memory at all?  Only for a RAM disk?  Or can I run
>processes above 1M on an 8088?
>
Yes, I run it on a Zenith Z-184, an 8088 laptop.  It works about as well as
on my 8088 XT clone.  With stock Minix, even 1.5.10, you will only be able to
use 640K.  This is a limitation of the 8088 chip.  Without custom dirvers,
you won't even be able to use the extra memory as a RAM disk.
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