Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!bu.edu!rpi!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!agate!shelby!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!mosquito!rennolet From: rennolet@mosquito (Rennolet (Kumar)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Minix Summary: Prentice Hall ... Keywords: minix pd Message-ID: <1990Oct17.152959.6991@cs.umn.edu> Date: 17 Oct 90 15:29:59 GMT References: <4628@sage.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: news@cs.umn.edu (News administrator) Reply-To: rennolet@mosquito.UUCP (Rennolet (Kumar)) Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Lines: 31 Nntp-Posting-Host: mosquito.cs.umn.edu In article <4628@sage.cc.purdue.edu> rusbara2@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bob Rusbasan) writes: >In article 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. ... stuff deleted ... >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. > ... stuff deleted ... >Bob Rusbasan >bob@en.ecn.purdue.edu I would like to let the community know that Prentice Hall is NOT necessarily slow (although any company can goof up in particular cases). I have ordered two copies of minix from them and received both within a couple of weeks. They were very friendly and efficient, but do not have extended hours, so call early (if you are out west). The other place carrying it is the Software Toolworks, which advertised in such places as MicroCornucopia (before its demise) and Computer Language (which is what Dr Dobbs calls itself these days). There is a LARGE amount of activity in the minix newsgroup these days. If you tune in for about a week you will see almost every possible question (and answer). charles@thurse.MN.ORG rennolet@umn-ai