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From: johan@nlgvax.UUCP (Johan Stevenson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: status of minix port to the ST
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Date: 25 Feb 88 08:20:28 GMT
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Reply-To: johan@nlgvax.UUCP (Johan Stevenson)
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Two questions were asked about MINIX-ST recently on the net:
1)
	>Will the C compiler generate executables larger than 64K?  If not then its
	>crippled and pretty useless in the ST world.  On the other hand, if it is,
	>then it seems that the IBM will rapidly fall behind as more and more Unix
	>software is ported to the ST (but because of size can't be ported to the IBM).
  Yes, the C compiler uses 32 bit addresses (and 16 bit ints), and can
  generate large programs. You can run programs as large as physical
  memory allows.
  It is a good UNIX tradition to avoid large programs, although lately
  this tradition seems to fade away.

2)
	>     What is the current status of the Minix port to the ST, ie when
	>is it going to be compleated?  Also, I would like to know exactly who
	>owns the rights to Minix.  Does a company have a copyright on it and
	>if so, who?  Or is it shareware/freeware user supported stuff?
  MINIX-ST will be copyrighted by Prentice-Hall, like MINIX-PC. Expect
  it to be available from Prentice-Hall late Spring (around June), if no
  further obstacles are encountered.

I hope this answers most of the questions on MINIX-ST for the moment.

				Johan W. Stevenson,
				Philips Research Laboratories,
				Project Centre Geldrop,
				Building XR, Room 15,
				Willem Alexanderlaan 7B,
				5664 AN Geldrop, The Netherlands.
				phone: +31 40 892205
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