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From: tim%maths.tcd.ie@pucc.princeton.edu (Timothy Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Where is MINIX going?
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Date: 6 Dec 90 11:57:51 GMT
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> In article <61275@bbn.BBN.COM> saustin@bbn.com (Steve Austin) writes:

> We are also aware that since one has to buy Minix only
> once (I bought 1.1 a long, long time ago) and after that it can be kept
> upgraded at little or no cost (depending on individual network costs) it
> is pretty damn cheap.

I'd be really interested to know the answer to the following query:
if one gets *one* version of Minix (say for the PC),
can one modify that to run on the Mac, say.
Is it possible?
Do there exist diffs for 80x6 -> 680y0 Minix?

I asked on the net some days ago,
but didn't get any response.
I'd be really grateful if someone could let me know --
I'm hoping to start an Irish Minix Users Group,
and would like to demonstrate Mac and ST versions,
as well as PC.
But forking out $169 x 3 is a bit steep.

Timothy Murphy

e-mail: tim@maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-1-772941 x 1507
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland