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From: pcm@iwarpo3.intel.com (Phil C. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Desperately Seeking Minix.
Keywords: minix hardware compatibility
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Date: 28 Jan 88 21:45:25 GMT
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In article <1395@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> sam@ncsuvx.UUCP (Sam Moore) writes:
>Is there one place to get Minix, say FTP it, or do you have to look for
>a version that fits your hardware? I would like to run it on a PS/2 Model 60
>with a 70 Meg. hard drive AND a clone PC with Seville mother board and 20 meg
>Seagate and an EGA clone.
>
>Sam

Given that many such questions arise, perhaps some person (preferably not
Phil Miller ;-) could serve as an informal moderator to respond with a 
prefab package of information about MINIX which was reasonably up-to-date.

This package should contain as a minimum:

   -- name, author, publisher of (Andy's) The Book
   -- ordering information for floppies
   -- current status of ports to the Mac, Atari, ad nauseum.
   -- list of sites which contain archives
   -- list of software (e.g., ELLE, AWK, SED) which has been ported
	  to MINIX

Such information could save a lot of bandwidth if e-mailed; the pseudo-
moderator could even catch all of the "me, too" information requests.

Now, everybody not interested in volunteering please take two steps back
(maybe we can catch someone who's asleep).

Phil Miller
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