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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Macintosh Minix: release date info, and a query
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Date: 19 Aug 90 20:52:43 GMT
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In article <1990Aug17.164258.2806@nixtdc.uucp> doug@nixtdc.UUCP (Doug Moen) writes:
>1. Does Mac Minix (a) use its own file system, or (b) use
Yes.

>2. If Mac Minix uses it own file system, then is there any software
>   that lets me mount a Mac-formatted file system in the Minix universe,
>   or a Minix-formatted file system in the Mac universe?
No.

>3. Does Mac Minix follow the Mac convention of using character 13 as
>   the newline character, or does it follow the unix convention of using
>   character 10 as newline?  
UNIX convention.  MINIX tries to be like UNIX, not like Macintosh.

>4. Is it possible for Mac Minix and Multifinder to run at the same time?
Yes.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)