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From: davem@sdcrdcf.UUCP (David Melman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: MINIX VS XINU
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Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 19:20:19 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 20 19:20:19 1987
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I'm curious how the goals and purpose of Comer's Xinu operating system
(Operating System Design, the Xinu Approach) differ from Tanenbaum's Minix.

A few things they do have in common are:
	1) They both run on micros
	2) They both are a rewritten simplification of Unix
	3) They both are intended to be educational

David Melman