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From: greg@xios.UUCP (Greg Franks)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Anybody use it yet?
Message-ID: <392@xios.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Jan-87 10:47:51 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 26 10:47:51 1987
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References: <2005@sunybcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: greg@xios.UUCP (Greg Franks)
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In article <2005@sunybcs.UUCP> tim@sunybcs.UUCP (Timothy Thomas) writes:
>
>Has anybody actually seen minix running yet?  I have heard a lot of
>talk about it, but nobody has actually posted a review on it yet.
>

It was apparently running at Uniforum (I didn't see it though...).  I
bought the book - very easy to read and understand (but then again, I
have written kernels before). 

The Prentice Hall people said that the Atari port is expected in
``october''.  Apparently, the job is 50% complete. 

Regrettably, the MINIX for the PC uses the small memory model, and has
combined I and D space.  The compiler does generate separate I and D,
but assembler and loader don't use this info.  I guess we need a GNU
``as'' and ``ld'' too.  With the restricted memory size, BISON, and GNU
emacs probably won't fit without some minor alterations.  I very much
doubt that microEMACS will fit either :-( :-( :-(.  On the other hand,
given enough hackers we'll soon have a) swapping, b) EMACS, c) large
memory model....  (*sigh*). 

Stay tuned to this bat-channel for more news.............
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