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From: joachim@jrix.radig.de (Joachim Riedel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Coherent Vs. Minix
Message-ID: <1991Jan5.121538.218@jrix.radig.de>
Date: 5 Jan 91 12:15:38 GMT
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halcyon!grendel@sumax.seattleu.edu (Grendel) writes:

>Isn't it sort of a one or the other choice? =) Doesn't Minix have a 64k 
>limit on executables like Coherent does? Which is better? What are the 
>plusses and minuses of each?

I think it's a question of your experience with UNIX and C-Programming.
Coherent is much easier to use and install (Minix-Users, don't beat me).
You have a lot of utilities now and don't have to wait until someone
posts them to a newsgroup.
Also some of the more interesting PC-Minix-Utilities like
WMAIL 3.63 (Thanks to the author, it works well), CLAM-Shell (I use 1.4.1)
and the MINIX-UUCP-Utilities are working with a handful modifications under
Coherent.
If you want a UNIX to work with I would prefer Coherent.
If you want to learn something about the internal structure of a UNIX-like
operating system I would prefer MINIX. One of the advantages of MINIX is
the source code. So you could modify the utilities for your needs.

I prefer Coherent. I needed 30 Minutes to get it work. Another 30 Minutes
to get a UUCP-Connection to my 2. System running 386/ix.
One year ago a friend of mine  bought Minix, had a lot of difficulties to
install it and now is also an satisfied Coherent User.

You should post your question also to comp.os.minix. Here are too much
Coherent users.

Joachim

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