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From: lyda@acsu.buffalo.edu (kevin lyda)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: color me totally new.... :^)
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Date: 29 Dec 90 02:04:14 GMT
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here is where i am: i know nothing. absolutely, positively nothing....
well, ok, that might be a slight exageration... :) anyway, i'm very
interested in minix, as a way to learn os systems and as a working
environment. from what i've read of tanenbaum's book i'm guessing that
msdos programs are not supported, is this true? is there a way to convert
exe files to minix format? also, i'm not an expert with c yet and i'm
definitely not an expert with assembly for the 80186 (in fact, i'm not even
sure if that's the chip this pc has!). also, is emacs supported- are there
any emacs or emacs-like ports to minix? i don't expect full compatibility
but... something more than vi (p-p-p-p-please eddie!)

ok, nuff questions. if you've got a really in depth discussion on minix,
please e-mail it (there seem to be 2000+ unread articles here... sheesh you
guys talk alot!).

		thanks...
		    kevin

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