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From: rusbara2@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bob Rusbasan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Minix
Keywords: minix pd
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Date: 16 Oct 90 20:47:42 GMT
References: <wolfskeh.656107403@acf9>
Reply-To: rusbara2@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bob Rusbasan)
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In article <wolfskeh.656107403@acf9> wolfskeh@acf9.nyu.edu (Mark Wolfskehl) writes:
>Can anyone clarify something for me?
>
>Is Minix for the PC public domain.  I had thought it was, but I can't find
>it on any ftp sites, and I saw an add for it in a computer magazine.
>
>If it is PD, does anyone know of any ftp sites that have it? Thanks.

Minix is not public domain.  It is sold for, I think, around $100.  It is
distributed by Prentice Hall, but I am told not to order through them 
because they are terribly slow in filling orders for it.

I heard a while ago that there were ftp sites with it.  I don't know what
the deal was.  Also, the moderator at comp.binaries.ibm.pc has been sent
a demo version (without source and possibly some features) that he'll
hopefully post soon.

If anyone knows of ftp sites with the demo version I'd like to know about
them.  

If you want to know more about Minix it has its own newsgroup.  Get the
freqently asked questions posting.


Bob Rusbasan
bob@en.ecn.purdue.edu