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From: akarkare@eecs.wsu.edu (Ashish Karkare)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix 68k queries
Message-ID: <1990Oct17.164053.27568@eecs.wsu.edu>
Date: 17 Oct 90 16:40:53 GMT
Reply-To: akarkare@eecs.wsu.edu (Ashish Karkare)
Organization: Washington State University, Pullman
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Hello Minix Gurus,

I had a few queries regarding Minix in a 68k environment. They are as 
follows:

1. Is it possible to make the Minix kernel ROMable? This might allow us to
play around with diskless versions of Minix.

2. The Atari ST minix requires 1k per task as opposed to the 512 bytes of
PC Minix. Why is this so ?

3. Does Minix require a physically (logically) contiguous memory? 

4. What changes need to be made if the kernel image is to be made relocatable?

If anyone out there has had an experience with any of the above ideas, or
has suggestions regarding any of the above problems, I would greatly
appreciate your response.

Thanx in anticipation,


Ashish Karkare
(akarkare@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu)

PS: Please post replies to the above address if the topic is not one of 
interest to the group.
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