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From: n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu (Brent Burton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: Mac Unix program
Summary: Not necessarily MINIX...
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Date: 1 Feb 91 19:36:42 GMT
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In article <7880@plains.NoDak.edu> lakeman@plains.NoDak.edu (Brian Lakeman) writes:
>In article <1991Feb1.151520.23138@rodan.acs.syr.edu> rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes) writes:
>>In article <15531@milton.u.washington.edu> ephrem@hardy.u.washington.edu (Bo Jackson) writes:
>>>	Wondering if there is a Unix system for the mac, such as xenix or
>>>something......?
>>
>There is also Minix for the Mac, I believe it's $125-$150.

First, MINIX is $169, available from Prentice-Hall.

Second, MINIX is for people interested in learning to design and code
operating systems -- MINIX is a replica of V7 UNIX.  MINIX runs as a normal
application; MINIX programs run under this application. (The OS kernel is
the application, and provides a proper UNIX 'environment').

I've had MINIX since November;  it is not usable for everyday type tasks --
it's just too slow for that.  MINIX is for learning OS design and implemen-
tation.  See the comp.os.minix newsgroup.

On the other hand, the information I received from Tenon made the 
MachTen system very attractive at it's intro $495 tag.  Normal list price
for MachTen is $595 (I'm pretty sure) and it's being tested now.  There
is also something called MacIdris from WhiteSmiths.  

Please don't ask me for any other info; all I know about MacIdris and MachTen
is above.

Hope this helps someone...
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             | Brent P. Burton      | n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu   |
             | Texas A&M University | Computer Science/Physics |
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