Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!wscott From: wscott@ecn.purdue.edu (Wayne H Scott) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Some MINIX questions. Message-ID: <1990Sep11.195110.13842@ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 11 Sep 90 19:51:10 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 49 ok I am getting really excited about the macintosh version of minix that will be coming out on Oct 1(?). I have a couple questions. First a couple about the mac version that people might not know right now, and then a couple general question about the os. * How the MINIX filesystem use disk space on the mac? * Is it one large file. or a seperate partrition? * How large is the basic system? * Can the file system be resized easily? .ie. Can I compress a couple files and defragment the system and then give 1 Meg back to the mac to use. or take an another megs from the mac. * Can I access macintosh files? (At least text files) * How is memory used? * Under multifinder, does it take one large chunk of memory or does it dynamicly request and release memory from the mac OS? * How much will it need? * Will it run in the background of other "multifinder-friendly" programs? * Can I cut/paste text to the terminal window? * What kind of terminal does the mac emulate? * Does it do bold, underlining, graphics, ...? * How fast does it scroll? * Can calls be made to the Macintosh Toolbox? * Is there a nice "Mac-ish" text editor? * Is source included for the low-level macintosh code? * Can I recompile that with THINK C? Now some general MINIX questions? * How the Prentice Hall handle upgrades? * Has GNU C been ported yet? :) * Does it do TCP/IP? * SLIP? * How about FTP, TELNET, MAIL, uucp? * Does it include a good version of AWK? * Will PERL run? * Are any other shells available? * YACC? I hope some people can answer a couple of my questions. MINIX sounds like the perfect OS. If I don't like it I can change it! -- _______________________________________________________________________________ Wayne Scott | INTERNET: wscott@en.ecn.purdue.edu Electrical Engineering | BITNET: wscott%ea.ecn.purdue.edu@purccvm Purdue University | UUCP: {purdue, pur-ee}!en.ecn.purdue.edu!wscott