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From: ron@brl-sem.UUCP
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Subject: Re: MINIX VS XINU
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Date: Mon, 26-Jan-87 13:47:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 26 13:47:05 1987
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In article <1010@theory.cs.cmu.edu>, tsf@theory.cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman) writes:
> 
>     4) Minix is System V compatible; Xinu isn't meant to be a Unix, so
>        it isn't compatible with anything.  (Xinu stands
>        for Xinu Is Not Unix, and I can vouch for the correctness of
>        its acronym.)
MINIX IS NOT SYSTEM V compatible, but it does bear a striking resemblence
to large parts of Version 7 UNIX.  XINU is UNIX spelled backwards and any
attempt to words to the acronym is an afterthought.