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From: cs002@unocss.UUCP (Stan Wileman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: MINIX 1.2 on a 386-based machine?
Message-ID: <248@unocss.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 88 20:43:27 GMT
References: <1569@louie.udel.EDU> <1437@runx.ips.oz>
Organization: U. of Nebraska at Omaha
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Summary: MINIX 1.2 runs fine on Z-386

In article <1437@runx.ips.oz>, brucee@runx.ips.oz (Bruce Evans) writes:
> Minix runs normally on my 386. It took only a small modification to the floppy
> driver.  The AT hard disk driver was no problem. fdisk and fsck gave minor
> problems.
> 
> My machine is a Micronics motherboard in an AT clone case with AT compatible
> I/O. My software is a much hacked V1.2+ kernel, originally on a 360K disk.

With no apparent problems whatever (other than already noted difficulties)
MINIX 1.2 works very well on my Z-386.  I haven't allocated a partition of
more than 10Meg to MINIX, but I made no changes whatever to the floppy or
hard disk drivers, and the 80MB winchester, 360K and 1.2M floppies all work.
Now how about a true '386 version?

Stan Wileman, Math/CS Dept., U. of Nebraska at Omaha
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