Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!dkuug!iesd!iesd.auc.dk!sbang From: sbang@iesd.auc.dk (Stig Bang) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: DOS -> Minix *.EXE -> a.out Message-ID: Date: 24 Sep 90 16:31:45 GMT References: <31178@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <27242@usc.edu> Sender: news@iesd.auc.dk (UseNet News) Organization: Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Aalborg Lines: 34 In-reply-to: kjh@pollux.usc.edu's message of 21 Sep 90 19:35:07 GMT In article <27242@usc.edu> kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson) writes: > In article <31178@nigel.ee.udel.edu> JAGBDED1%PANAM.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu writes: > > I was noting that PC Minix has a utility to turn .exe files into MINIX > >executables. Does Amiga Minix have something to convert AmigaDOS executables? > > I am not aware of any such utility. If you have one, please post it! > > Some thoughts: > It probably could only handle small model .EXE, because of Minix's > 64k+64k limitation. In addition, there would have to be something done > about any BIOS calls. Such a utility would probably be extremely hard > to develop, if not impossible. > > -- > Ken Hendrickson N8DGN/6 kjh@usc.edu ...!uunet!usc!pollux!kjh If any one knows a utility for allowing DOS execution under MINIX, I would sure like to know that too! Since I am considering moving on to MINIX, this feature is vital for me. Something puzzels me, though; The 64k+64k memory limitation You mention. In the release notes for MINIX 1.5, A. S. Tannenbaum writes: > 3.1 ADDITIONAL MINIX 1.5 FEATURES (IBM VERSION): > - Runs in protected mode on 286 and 386 > - Support for extended memory up to 16M on 286 and 386 ^^^^^^^^^^ Doesn't this mean that I can execute programs larger than 64k+64k on my 286 (even MINIX programs)? Sincerely sbang@iesd.auc.dk