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From: butler@brl-smoke.ARPA (Lee A Butler )
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: New compilers, versions of the OS
Message-ID: <6570@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 16:21:07 EDT
Article-I.D.: brl-smok.6570
Posted: Fri Oct 16 16:21:07 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 17-Oct-87 23:23:15 EDT
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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Keywords: compiler MINIX

I am very interested in getting reviews of the new MINIX compilers.  I have
just about drawn the conclusion that MINIX will never be fast/reliable enough
to be my XT's OS.  Slow compilation/execution speed and lack of serial port
drivers has made MINIX nearly intolerable for day-to-day use.  Unless the new
compiler really does fix the bugs, and compile faster to code that really does
execute faster, I'm looking at going back to DOS or forward to XENIX. 

I realize that MINIX was designed as a teaching tool and not as an OS "to be
used", but I had had hopes.  

Tired of waiting for the compiler...
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