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From: culberts@hplwbc.hpl.hp.com (Bruce Culbertson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re:  how to upgrade to 1.5h? (was Re: "Advanced MINIX"?)
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Date: 13 May 91 18:47:39 GMT
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> From: phil@cs.wwu.edu (Phil Nelson)
> 
>    From: nomad@watson.ibm.com (Lee 'nomad' Damon)
> 
>    What are the recommended steps? Where can I get the new kernel and other
>    pc532 specific stuff that I need?
> 
> Well, You need 2 things.  a) The original distribution from Bruce C. AND
> b) The diffs for 1.5h from willow.cs.wwu.edu.
> 
> To get a) you need to send your original boot diskette (make a copy for
> yourself) to Bruce.  His address is:
> 
> 	Bruce Culbertson
> 	4250 El Caminio Real #D334
> 	Palo Alto, CA 94306
> 	U.S.A.
> 
> You need to send him enough diskettes to make a complete copy or send
> him enough $ to cover the disks.  I forget what he wanted in $$.

Let me just add a couple of details...  In addition to the boot disk
with the Prentice-Hall copyright on it, which I will return, send me
either: six U.S. dollars; or two 1.2M blank floppies plus packaging and
return postage.  In addition to the original pc532-Minix distribution, I
will send you the 1.5h upgrade kit so you will not need to get it from
willow.cs.wwu.edu.

Obviously, it would be much nicer if I just sent you a 1.5h distribution
rather than a 1.3 distribution and an 1.5h upgrade kit.  I would do this
except that I simply have not had time yet to package the 1.5h
distribution.  I now have more spare time so I will repackage the
distribution soon.  Don't bother waiting for it, though, because Phil
Nelson did an excellent job on the upgrade kit and it really is not very
painful to use it.

Bruce Culbertson